Siege of Bangkok
Matters were brought to a head when King Narai fell gravely ill in March 1688. Phetracha initiated the Siamese revolution of 1688 by seizing the Royal Palace in Lopburi and putting king Narai under house-arrest on May 17–18. He also imprisoned Constantine Phaulkon on May 18, 1688, and executed the king's adopted son Mom Pi on May 20.
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