In the 17th century, the Dutch, English and, after the 1680s, the French, competed for the opportunity to trade with the island of Phuket (then known as "Jung Ceylon"), which was a rich source of tin.
No século XVII, os holandeses, e ingleses e, logo da década de 1680, os franceses, competiron pola oportunidade de comerciar coa illa de Phuket (entón coñecida como "Jung Ceylon"), que era unha rica fonte de estaño.