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The history of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, dates at least to the early 15th century, when it was under the rule of Ayutthaya.Due to its strategic location near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, the town gradually increased in importance, and after the fall of Ayutthaya King Taksin established his new capital of Thonburi there, on the river's west bank.
Stone artefacts dating to 40,000 years ago have been recovered from, e.g., Tham Lod rockshelter in Mae Hong Son and Lang Rongrien Rockshelter in Krabi, peninsular Thailand. [4] The archaeological data between 18,000 and 3,000 years ago primarily derive from cave and rock shelter sites, and are associated with Hoabinhian foragers.
The Burmese loss of southern Lan Na later proved to be the end of their 200 years rule. Siam gains control of Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun; Battle of Bangkaeo (1775) Lao–Siamese War (1778–1779) Location: Khorat Plateau. Thonburi Kingdom Kingdom of Luang Phrabang Cambodia Kingdom: Kingdom of Vientiane Kingdom of Champasak: Siamese victory
Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
The Siam InterContinental Hotel was a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It stood on Rama I Road, in the neighbourhood now known as Siam in Pathum Wan District, on land leased from Sa Pathum Palace. It opened as part of Pan Am's InterContinental hotel chain in 1966, operated by the Bangkok Intercontinental Hotels Company.
Five decades ago, the Big Three were truly dominant. GM, Ford, and Chrysler had a combined market share of more than 85% throughout the 1960s, according to the American Enterprise Institute ...
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), previously known as the Bangkok Agreement [1] and renamed 2 November 2005, [2] was signed in 1975. It is the oldest preferential trade agreement between countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
One spring day, Katherine, 10, and Sheila Lyon, 12, vanished without a trace. With their bodies not found after 50 years, this week, police and the FBI search returned to the land linked with ...