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Taksin, an Uncommon card
Taksin the Great or the King of Thonburi was a Thai Chinese general who became the only King of Thonburi that ruled Siam from 1767 to 1782.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 95,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Taksin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Taksin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He established the city of Thonburi as the new capital, as the city of ______ had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders.
Answer
Ayutthaya. He established the city of Thonburi as the new capital, as the city of Ayutthaya had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders. From the Taksin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Sheba. Sheba 130,000 · Taksin 95,000 · Abbasid revolution 56,000 · Bijapur Sultanate 40,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Taksin had been an aristocrat in the Ayutthaya Kingdom and then was a major leader during the liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and the subsequent unification of Siam after it fell under various warlords.
- He established the city of Thonburi as the new capital, as the city of Ayutthaya had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders.
- His reign was characterized by numerous wars, he fought to repel new Burmese invasions and to subjugate the northern Thai kingdom of Lanna, the Laotian principalities, and threatening Cambodia.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Taksin article was read about 95,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Taksin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Taksin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tmd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
