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1st Tritrueng King King of Phraek Si Racha (Name unidentified) U Thong II (พระเจ้าอู่ทอง) Phanom Wang [11] Ruler of Nakhon Si Thammarat: Sadiang Thong Princes of Tritrueng [11] 2nd Tritrueng King King of Phraek Si Racha Later Lavo King [12] U Thong III (พระยาอู่ทอง) Sontra Ruler of Na Tranom: Kuman
The first king of a unified Thailand was the founder of the Sukhothai Kingdom, King Si Inthrathit, in 1238. [3] The idea of this early kingship is said to be based on two concepts derived from Hinduism and Theravada Buddhist beliefs.
Western nations referred to the monarch as the "King of Siam" (Latin: Rex Siamensium), regardless of Thai titles, since the initiation of relations in the 16th century. Mongkut (Rama IV) was the first monarch to adopt the title when the name Siam was first used in an international treaty . [ 2 ]
"King Taksin and Thailand's Chinese roots". The Nation. 10 October 2016; Thapthong, Thepchu (1985). ต้นตระกูลไทย ราชสกุล-นามสกุลพระราชทาน [Thai family ancestry, royal surname – royal surname bestowed]. Bangkok: Watcharin Print Pao. ISBN 9789742985936
King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand visited the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds" near Korat, Thailand in 1962. Here, Queen Sirikit visited with Colonel William A. Mckean, Commander of the 27th, and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, Kenneth T. Young Jr. The U.S. forces in Thailand are used to assist as instructors and advisors.
Finestone Jeffrey, 1989, The Royal Family of Thailand: The Descendants of King Chulalongkorn; Rabibhadana M.R. Akin, 1996, The Organization of Thai Society in the Early Bangkok Period 1782 – 1873; Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, 2007, The King of Thailand in World Focus "RID 1999". The Royal Institute of Thailand.
The Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) (Burmese: ယိုးဒယား-မြန်မာစစ် (၁၅၄၇–၄၉); Thai: สงครามพม่า-สยาม พ.ศ. 2090–2092), also known as the Shwehti war (Thai: สงครามพระเจ้าตะเบ็งชเวตี้) was the first war fought between the Toungoo dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya ...
The history of Thailand from 1932 to 1973 was dominated by military dictatorships which were in power for much of the period. The main personalities of the period were the dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram, who allied the country with Japan during the Second World War, and the civilian politician Pridi Banomyong, who founded Thammasat University and was briefly prime minister after the war.