Editor's Preface 7 Translators' Prologue 9 Provenance / Translation / Reunion Diogo's Testament 29 Ayutthaya / Macau / Santa Cruz / Rosario / Sampheng The Diogo Chronicle 53 1. Death of a Dynasty 59 Treachery / Abdication / Deliverance / Catastrophe 2. Burmese Ramayana 85 Invasion / Siege / Defeat / Captivity 3. Upstart Regime 111 Comrades / Elites / Reconstruction / Reintegration 4. Royal Scoundrels 139 Pretensions / Conspiracies / Exile / Requital 5. Warlords of the South Seas 167 Conquest / Détente / Asylum / Retribution 6. Turning Point 189 Subterfuge / Invasion / Gauntlet / Breakout 7. Reign Change 215 Distractions / Disorder / Coup / Countercoup Translators' Epilogue 249 Postscript / Coda Endnotes 261 Bibliography 279 List of Maps and Tables 285 Acknowledgements 286.
Diogo's Chronicle : Siam in Crisis, from Ayutthaya to Thonburi to Bangkok