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How was it that Ayutthaya (the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom/Siam) was able to be sacked and pillaged by the Burmese even though, at least on paper, the Ayutthayan forces were numerically superior and Ayutthaya itself was an incredibly wealthy and powerful kingdom?

by /u/GodofWar1234 in /r/AskHistorians

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