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Siamese reconquest of Chiang Mai

The Siamese reconquest of Chiang Mai was a 1774 to 1775 campaign in which King Taksin of Siam expelled the Burmese, ending about two centuries of Burmese rule over Lan Na.

Siamese reconquest of the Tenasserim coast

The Siamese reconquest of the Tenasserim coast was a 1593–1594 campaign in which King Naresuan of Ayutthaya recaptured the ports of Tenasserim, Mergui, and Tavoy from Burma's Toungoo Dynasty.

Siamese revolt against Burma and liberation by Naresuan

The Siamese revolt against Burma and liberation by Naresuan saw King Naresuan of Ayutthaya defeat Burmese crown prince Mingyi Swa at Nong Sarai in 1593, ending Burmese vassalage.

Siamese revolution of 1688

The Siamese revolution of 1688 was the coup and uprising that overthrew King Narai and brought Phra Phetracha to the throne, ending French influence in Siam.

Siamese revolution of 1932 (Khana Ratsadon coup): June 24, 1932 bloodless takeover by the People's Party ending King Prajadhipok's absolute monarchy, establishing constitutional monarchy, the Temporary Charter, and military dominance in Thai politics.

Siamese royal monopolies

Siamese royal monopolies were the system by which the kings of Siam reserved foreign and high-value trade to the crown, ended by the Bowring Treaty of 1855.

Siamese tributary missions to China

Siamese tributary missions to China were embassies sent by Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Bangkok, chiefly to secure profitable China trade, until King Mongkut ended them in 1853.

Siamese–American Treaty of 1856

The Siamese–American Treaty of 1856 was a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States and Siam, signed at Bangkok in May 1856 and negotiated by Townsend Harris.

Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594)

The Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594), also called the Ayutthayan–Cambodian War, saw King Naresuan of Ayutthaya invade Cambodia and capture Longvek in 1594, deporting the Khmer court and opening Cambodia's decline under Siamese suzerainty.

Siamese–Dutch Treaty of 1664

The Siamese–Dutch Treaty of 1664 was a peace and trade treaty signed at Ayutthaya between King Narai of Siam and the Dutch East India Company.

Siamese–French border demarcation of 1893–1907

The Siamese–French border demarcation of 1893–1907 fixed the frontier between Siam and French Indochina through three treaties, shaping today's Laos and Cambodia boundaries with Thailand.

Siamese–Vietnamese contest for Cambodia (1810s–1840s)

The Siamese–Vietnamese contest for Cambodia (1810s–1840s) was a rivalry in which Siam under Rama III and Vietnam's Nguyen dynasty backed rival rulers, ending when both courts invested Ang Duong as king in 1848.

Siamese–Vietnamese settlement of 1846

The Siamese–Vietnamese settlement of 1846 (កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសៀម–វៀតណាមឆ្នាំ១៨៤៦) was the compromise peace by which Siam and Vietnam ended their war over Cambodia and jointly recognized Ang Duong as king, crowned in 1848.

Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)

The Siamese–Vietnamese War (สงครามสยาม–เวียดนาม) of 1841–1845 pitted Siam under King Rama III against Vietnam for control of Cambodia, ending in a compromise that made Ang Duong king under joint suzerainty.

Siamese–Vietnamese war over Cambodia (1831–1834)

The Siamese–Vietnamese war over Cambodia (1831–1834) was a war between Emperor Minh Mang's Vietnam and King Rama III's Siam over Cambodia, ending in a Vietnamese victory.

Sep 20, 2026

Siamon Gordon

Siamon Gordon, born 1938, is a South African-born immunologist and Emeritus Glaxo Wellcome Professor at Oxford, known for decades of macrophage research and the F4/80 antibody marker.

Sep 19, 2026

Siamun (pharaoh)

Siamun (Netjerkheperre) was the sixth pharaoh of Egypt's Twenty-first Dynasty at Tanis, reigning about 17 years in the tenth century BC and expanding the temple of Amun.

Sep 19, 2026

Siamun (son of Thutmose III)

Siamun was an ancient Egyptian prince of the Eighteenth Dynasty, a son of the pharaoh Thutmose III, who reigned into his 54th year; the name means "son of Amun."

Oct 10, 2026

Sian Beilock

Sian Leah Beilock is an American cognitive scientist who studies why skilled people fail under pressure, and has served as the 19th president of Dartmouth College since 2023.

Sian Blake

Sian Blake (Sian Samantha Blake, 1972–2015) was an English actress who played Frankie Pierre in 56 EastEnders episodes (1996–97); she and her two sons were murdered in Erith, London, by partner Arthur Simpson-Kent, who received a whole life sentence in 2016.

Sian Clifford

Sian Clifford (born 1982, London) is an English RADA-trained actress, BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated for playing Claire in Fleabag; later roles include Quiz, Unstable, The Ballad of Wallis Island.

Sian Gibson

Sian Gibson is a Welsh actress and comedy writer, co-writer and co-lead of BBC One's Peter Kay's Car Share as Kayleigh Kitson, BAFTA-nominated, later co-creating and starring in The Power of Parker.

Sian Heder

Siân Heder (born 1977, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American writer-director, Oscar winner for CODA (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, 2022), also known for Orange Is the New Black, Tallulah, and Being Heumann.

Oct 21, 2026

Sian Ka'an

Sian Ka'an (Maya, 'Origin of the Sky'), a biosphere reserve and 1987 UNESCO World Heritage site in Quintana Roo, Mexico, protecting 528,148 ha of reef, mangroves, and tropical forest, managed by CONANP with fishing cooperatives.

Siân Lloyd

Siân Lloyd, Welsh TV presenter and meteorologist born 1958 in Maesteg, ITV Weather forecaster 1990–2014, the UK's longest-serving female weather forecaster; also HOW 2, I'm a Celebrity, S4C shows, columnist.

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips (born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, 1933) is a Welsh actress, not the violinist Siân Philipps or the Canadian psychologist; known for Livia in I, Claudius (BAFTA), Dune's Reverend Mother, DBE 2016.

Sian Reese-Williams

Sian Reese-Williams, Welsh actress born 1981 in Amman Valley, known as Gennie Walker in Emmerdale, DI Cadi John in Hidden, Caryl in The Light in the Hall, and Thatcher in Y Sŵn.

Sian Williams

Sian Williams (born 1964) is a Welsh broadcaster and chartered counselling psychologist, formerly BBC Breakfast anchor and 5 News presenter, now hosting BBC Radio 4's Life Changing and practising trauma psychology in the NHS.

Siaosi Fīnau ʻUlukālala III

Siaosi Fīnau ʻUlukālala III was a Tongan high chief who held the ʻUlukālala title and ruled Vavaʻu, converting to Christianity in 1831 and dying in 1833.