Cremation of the late King in October
The funeral of late King Bhumibol will take place from October 25th to 29th, with the cremation on October 26. Bars may be closed during this time, and there will be no festivities at all […]
History of Thailand
The new King of Thailand
HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, or simply King Vajiralongkorn, succeeded his father and ascended the throne as King Rama X, at the age of 64. The designated heir since 1972, he became the 10th king […]
Thais are mourning their beloved King and father
Thailand is grieving for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away on October 13th 2016, at the age of 88 and after a reign of 70 years. The military junta called for a mourning […]
History of Thailand since 1973
1973-1976 The events of October 1973 amounted to a revolution in Thai politics. For the first time the urban middle class, led by the students, had defeated the combined forces of the old ruling class […]
Military rule (1932-1973)
Constitutional monarchy The coup d’état of 1932 transformed the government of Thailand from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. Siam’s first constitution included a National Assembly, half appointed and half indirectly-elected. A prime minister and […]
Thonburi and Bangkok period (1768-1932)
Taksin the Great (1769-1782) Despite its complete defeat and occupation by Burma, Siam made a rapid recovery. The resistance to Burmese rule was led by a noble of Chinese descent, Taksin, a capable military leader. […]
The kingdom of Ayutthaya (1350-1767)
The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Ramathibodi I, made two important contributions to Thai history: the establishment and promotion of Theravada Buddhism as the official religion – to differentiate his kingdom from […]
Sukhothai and the founding of the Thai nation
This series of 5 articles is only a modest attempt at mentionning a few milestones in Thai history. We used various sources of information but mainly Wikipedia, synthetizing their articles about history of Thailand, then […]