Siamese invasion of Kedah

Siamese invasion of Kedah
Part of Kedahan-Siamese War
DateNovember 1821
Location
Result

Siamese victory

  • Exile of Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II[1]
  • Imposition of direct Siamese rule on Kedah
  • Start of the Kedahan resistance[2]
Belligerents
Kedah Sultanate Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II King Rama II
Nakhon Noi
Strength
Unknown 7,000

The Siamese invasion of Kedah was a military operation mounted by the Kingdom of Siam against the Sultanate of Kedah in November 1821, in the area of what is now northern Peninsular Malaysia.

  1. ^ "Siam, Cambodia, and Laos 1800-1950 by Sanderson Beck".
  2. ^ Stearn, Duncan (25 March 2019). Slices of Thai History: From the curious & controversial to the heroic & hardy. Proglen Trading Co.