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  2. History of Thailand - Wikipedia

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    By 1942, he had issued a series of cultural decrees ("ratthaniyom") or Thai cultural mandates, which reflected the desire for social modernisation, but also an authoritarian and exaggerated nationalist spirit. First, in 1939, he changed the country's name of Siam to Thailand (Prathet Thai) (Thai: ประเทศไทย).

  3. 1893 Franco-Siamese crisis - Wikipedia

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    The Franco-Siamese crisis of 1893, known in Thailand as the Incident of Rattanakosin Era 112 (Thai: วิกฤตการณ์ ร.ศ. 112, RTGS: wikrittakan roso-roisipsong, [wí krít tàʔ kaːn rɔː sɔ̌ː rɔ́ːj sìp sɔ̌ːŋ]) was a conflict between the French Third Republic and the Kingdom of Siam.

  4. Thailand - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  5. Territorial losses of Thailand - Wikipedia

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    One version of the map of Thailand's territorial losses, listing eight instances of losses to the French and British colonial empires. The territorial losses of Thailand is a concept in Thai historiography, referring to conflicts during the Rattanakosin period of Thailand (or Siam as it was historically known) where the country was forced to cede territory, especially to the Western powers of ...

  6. List of wars involving Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Elephant duel between Naresuan and Mingyi Swa during the Battle of Nong Sarai as wall murals in Phra Ubosot, Wat Suwan Dararam, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Ayutthaya Kingdom: Toungoo dynasty: Siamese victory. Siam regains independence; Siam regains the lower Tanintharyi Region as far as Dawei; Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594) Location: Cambodia ...

  7. Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) - Wikipedia

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    The Rattanakosin Kingdom, [i] also known as the Kingdom of Siam [ii] after 1855, was 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. This article covers the period until the Siamese revolution of 1932

  8. Thai people - Wikipedia

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    The oldest evidence to mention the Siam people are stone inscriptions found in Angkor Borei (K.557 and K.600), dated 661 CE, the slave's name is mentioned as "Ku Sayam" meaning "Sayam female slaves" (Ku is a prefix used to refer to female slaves in the pre-Angkorian era), and the Takéo inscriptions (K.79) written in 682 during the reign of ...

  9. Siamese revolution of 1932 - Wikipedia

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    The granting of Siam's 'permanent' constitution on 10 December 1932 at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall King Prajadhipok signing the Permanent Constitution of Siam on 10 December 1932. In the immediate aftermath of the revolution, Prajadhipok and the Khana Ratsadon immediately set about granting the Siamese people their first constitution. The ...