Thailand's Thailand History

Thailand's Thailand History
Thailand history commences in the pre history period and then during the last 2000 years is the history of different empires and different ethnic kingdoms. These flourished over different portions and at different times over the land which now comprises the modern Thailand nation. These groups and periods included The Srivijaya Kingdom in South Thailand the Dvaravati Kingdom of the Mon people in Central Thailand The Haripunchai Kingdom in North Thailand The Khmer Cambodian Empire over most of Thailand and the Tai Kingdoms the Lan na Kingdom the Sukhothai Kingdom the Ayutthaya Kingdom the Taksin Kingdom and the Chakri Kingdom. As not all events took place in all of Thailand we have also divided Thailand history into North Central Northeast and South Thailand history and therein dealt with events relevant to that part of Thailand.

The borders of these ethnic groups moved continually, expanding and then contracting in line with political or military influence, constantly changing alliances and shifting boundaries.
Over time the Empire movements expanded then to diminish like ripples in a pond when one drops stones at different times and in different locations.
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Find All Thailand History In The 37 Primary Links (left column)
So today the tourist to Thailand can see something about each of the periods from the last 2000 years. We have divided the Thailand history link accordingly into the following National history periods, Thailand Prehistory, Indianisation in Thailand, The Davarvati Kingdoml & Haripunchai Kingdom Mon Empires, the Khmer Empire in Thailand, and the Tai Sukhothai Kingdom, Ayutthaya Kingdom Taksin Kindom Chakri Kingdom. Additionally there were the regional historical periods, which were directly relevant only to their regions. In the North this included the northern Tai Nan Kingdom, Phayao Kingdom Lan Na Kingdom and the period of Burmese occupation of 218 years. In North Eastern Thailand it includes the Khmer Chenla Kingdom and the Tai Lao Kingdom of Xan Lang. In South Thailand it includes the Kingdom of Srivijaya and in Central Thailand the Kingdoms of U Thong and Lop Buri.
Recommended Books About Thailand's History
The Prehistory Period in South East Asia
The Archaeology of Mainland South East Asia [ C. Higham ]
Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilisation [ C. Higham ]
Early Cultures of Mainland South East Asia [ C. Higham ]
General Thailand History
A History of Thailand [ C. Baker, Cambridge Uni Press ]
Thailand, A Short History [ D. Wyatt ]
Siam Becomes Thailand, A Storey of Intrigue [ J. Stowe ]
Thailand's Political History from the Fall of Ayuthaya [ B. Terwiel ]
A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia [ J.Barwise ]
The Cambridge History of South East Asia [ N. Tarling ]

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