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Kingdom of Siam may refer to: Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1351) Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767) Thonburi Kingdom (1768–1782) Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
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.
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. This article covers the period until the Siamese revolution of 1932.
Siam later occurs in slave lists on inscriptions of the Champa and Khmer kingdoms, dated in the 11th and 12th centuries. [ 19 ] : 140 [ 3 ] : 124 [ 25 ] : 62 From about the same period there is also a well-known bas relief panel of Angkor Wat showing mercenaries of the Khmer army, who are identified as syam-kuk , perhaps "of the land of Siam."
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 ]
King Chulalongkorn Map of the Kingdom of Siam with Tributary States, 1869. When King Mongkut (Rama IV) ascended the Siamese throne, he was severely threatened by the neighbouring states. The colonial powers of Britain and France had already advanced into territories which originally belonged to the Siamese sphere of influence.
Ancient Siam (also known as Ancient City, Thai: เมืองโบราณ, Mueang Boran) is a museum park constructed by Lek Viriyaphant and occupying over 200 acres (0.81 km 2) in the shape of Thailand. Ancient Siam is dubbed as the world's largest outdoor museum, although it is smaller than Inhotim in Brazil, for example.
The Ayutthaya Kingdom [i] or the Empire of Ayutthaya [18] was a Mon [ii] –Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 [14] [20] [21] to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.