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The population began to grow explosively as the standard of living rose, and a flood of people began to move from the villages to the cities, and above all to Bangkok. Thailand had 30 million people in 1965, while by the end of the 20th century the population had doubled. Bangkok's population had grown tenfold since 1945 and had tripled since 1970.
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 ...
Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai province: First official visit to Thailand by a reigning British monarch. Arrived at U-Tapao and entered Bangkok on the HMY Brittannia. They visited Chulalongkorn University and met Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn. [27] They then toured Bang Pa-In Palace in Ayutthaya. [28] In Chiang Mai province, they ...
Incorporated into the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam 1912–1947 Province of British India Now a state of the Republic of India: Bahrain: 1880 Protectorate 1961–1971 Autonomous 1971 Independence Invited to join the Trucial States, but declined Baluchistan: 1877–1896 Province 1896–1947 Province of British India: 1947 Part of Pakistan
The treaty affirmed British assent that Kedah, Perlis, Terengganu, and Patani were Thai provinces while Penang and Province Wellesley belonged to the British and that the Siamese would permit British trade in Kelantan and Terengganu. [6] After Rama III's reign, a succession crisis brought Mongkut (r. 1851–1868) to power.
In the aftermath of World War II, European colonies, controlling more than one billion people throughout the world, still ruled most of the Middle East, South East Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. However, the image of European pre-eminence was shattered by the wartime Japanese occupations of large portions of British, French, and Dutch ...
France–Thailand relations cover a period from the 16th century until modern times. Relations started in earnest during the reign of Louis XIV of France with numerous reciprocal embassies and a major attempt by France to Christianize the Kingdom of Thailand (then known as Siam) and establish a French protectorate, which failed when the country revolted against foreign intrusions in 1688.
The known early history of Thailand begins with the earliest major archaeological site at Ban Chiang. Dating of artifacts from this site is controversial, but there is a consensus that at least by 3600 BCE, inhabitants had developed bronze tools and had begun to cultivate wet rice , providing the impetus for social and political organisation.