The novel depicts the romanticized life of Bayinnaung, a pre-eminent Burmese monarch responsible for establishing the First Toungoo Empire, the largest empire in Southeast Asian history.
It is one of the most influential Thai novels, widely regarded as a classic [1 ] and described by the Encyclopaedia Britannica as "probably the best-selling Thai novel of all time." [2 ] Four Reigns offers a nostalgic view on the monarchy…