Destruction Sultanate of Singora

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remains of sultanate of singora include forts on , around khao daeng mountain, stretch of city walls, dutch cemetery , tomb of sultan sulaiman shah (shown above).


in 1679 ayuthaya mounted final offensive quash singora rebellion. samuel potts, british east india company trader based in singora, recorded city s preparations war:



this king has fortified city, gunned forts upon hills, making provision can defence, not knowing how king of siam oppose him.




in letter dated august 1679 potts informed east india company colleague siamese fleet had arrived , stressed impending danger. events followed decisive: in 1680, after siege lasting more 6 months, singora destroyed , abandoned. contemporary french sources document city s destruction , provide wealth of detail. head of french east india company s operations in ayuthaya described how singora s trés bonne citadelle had been razed after war of more thirty years; missionary working in ayuthaya in mid 1680s told how king of siam sent finest ships destroy sultanate de fond en comble (from top bottom). simon de la loubère, france s envoy siam in 1687, recounted story french cannoneer crept city 1 night , single-handedly captured sultan:



some have upon account informed me thing, in opinion, appear incredible. tis of provincial named cyprian, still @ surat in french company s service, if has not quitted it, or if not lately dead: name of family know not. before entrance companies service, had served time in king of siam s army in quality of canoneer (...) cyprian wearied seeing armies in view, attempted no persons life, determin d 1 night go alone camp of rebels, , fetch king of singor tent. took him indeed, , brought him siamese general, , terminated war of above twenty years.




while loubère s account of life in 17th-century siam received contemporaries in france, veracity of tale cyprian , singora s demise has been questioned. article published in journal of royal asiatic society of great britain , ireland, example, described story might have passed in romantic age, improbable history . in memo dated 1685 french east india company official claimed singora captured means of ruse. thailand s ministry of culture supports version of events , discusses spy tricked way city, enabling siamese troops enter , burn ground.








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