Siam
Songtham's reign was marked by the foreign activities in Siam. The Dutch and the Japanese (with their Red seal ships) were the most frequent visitors who received the royal supports. Songtham sent four embassies (about 20 people each) to the Japanese Shogun in 1621, 1623, 1626, 1629, to Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and Iemitsu.
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