History

20TH CENTURY His successor King Chulalongkorn (Somdetj Phra Chula Chom Klao, Rama V, 1868-1910) continued his father’s reforms. He is

BANGKOK PERIOD The Burmese left no garrisons behind, and within a few months various small Thai principalities were formed, all

AYUTTHAYA PERIOD In the 14th century the centre of gravity of Thai settlement had shifted farther south from Sukhothai. In

SUKHOTHAI PERIOD The region of Sukhothai was at first a province of the Khmer Kingdom, but the power of the

EARLY HISTORY The Thais entered their present territory from south-western China at a comparatively late date. The earliest reports of