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The Rattanakosin Kingdom, [i] also known as the Kingdom of Siam [ii] after 1855, refers to the Siamese kingdom between 1782 and 1932 [8] [9] It was founded in 1782 with the establishment of Rattanakosin (), which replaced the city of Thonburi as the capital of Siam.
Xiān (Chinese: 暹) or Siam (Thai: สยาม) was a confederation of maritime-oriented port polities along the present Bay of Bangkok, [1]: 39, 41 including Ayodhya, Suphannabhum, and Phip Phli [], [1]: 37 as well as Nakhon Si Thammarat (Ligor), which became Siam in the late 13th century. [2]
Wat Arun. The Tai or Thai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: Sayam) may have originated from Pali (suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as Shan and Ahom.
Due to disagreements with Msgr. Jean-Louis Vey, the apostolic vicar of Siam, who had views on this heritage, Father Peyrical did not go to Banpeng, but to Paris and Rome to defend his rights, and Rome agreed with him. Back in Siam in 1910, he was appointed parish priest of Chanthaburi by Mgr. René Perros.
Thailand, [i] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [ii] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, [ 8 ] it spans 513,115 square kilometres (198,115 sq mi). [ 9 ]
The Historical Atlas set of maps was first published by the Royal Thai Survey Department around 1935–1936. [4] The History of Thailand's Boundary map (also referred to as Evolution of the Boundary of Thailand) was also first produced in 1935, though it was a different version that rose to prominence in 1940, amid the spread of the Pan-Thaiist ideology supported by Phibun's government, with ...
Kingdom of Siam may refer to: Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1351) Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767) Thonburi Kingdom (1768–1782) Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
Siam Nakhon (Thai: สยาม นคร), later known as Siam Marat, was the name of a former Thai province in the Angkor area. It was a changwat (province) of Siam, but was ceded to French Indochina following the Franco–Siam Treaty of 1906. Its Khmer name was Siem Reap, which meant "defeat Siam". [1]