The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok" id="mwQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bangkok" id="mwRA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="History of Bangkok">founded</a> on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Yodfa_Chulaloke" id="mwRQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke">Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke</a>.