Packet 7: Tossup 22

A woman working in this city named Maria Guyomar de Pinha introduced desserts coloured (-5[1])gold with egg yolk to impress local rulers. (-5[3])Japanese mercenaries (-5[1])were expelled from this city by the merchant Sheikh Ahmad (-5[1])of the Bunnag family. (15[1]-5[1])A royal (-5[1])court in this city (-5[1])fostered the khon dance (15[1])theatre, as recorded by Simon de la Loubère. Royal archives in this city were destroyed in a 1767 (-5[1])sack (-5[1])perpetrated by (15[1])the (-5[1])(*) Konbaung dynasty. (10[2]-5[3])King (10[1]-5[1])Uthong (-5[1])is credited (10[1])with founding (-5[1])this (-5[1])city, which (-5[1])eclipsed Lopburi in dominance (-5[1])of its region during (10[1])the 14th century. (10[2])This city approached a population of a million and hosted French ambassadors (10[1]-5[1])like Constantine (10[1]-5[1])Phaulkon (10[1]-5[1])during the reign of (-5[1])Narai (-5[1])the Great. (-5[1])For 10 points, what capital city names the kingdom that succeeded Sukhothai (10[1])in ruling (10[1])Siam? (10[3]0[1]-5[1])■END■ (10[16]0[5])

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