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The ancestors of the Thai people began migrating to the area of present-day Thailand from China circa 700 A.D. [Image source:
Sukhothai, the first Thai kingdom, was established in the north-central part of the country circa 1238 A.D. [Image source:
Sukhothai lasted for approximately 100 years. [Image source:
King Ramkhamhaeng (ruled 1275 to 1217 A.D.) made Sukhothai into a center of learning. [Image source: and/Sukhotai/images01/29%20Statu e%20of%20King%20Ramkhamhae ng.jpg]
The Thai developed a system of writing based on the Khmer script. [Image source:
A pillar erected in 1292 A.D. acknowledged Ramkhamhaeng’s reign as a golden age. [Image source: ngress/7905/sirajar.jpg]
“This Sukhothai is good. In the water there are fish. In the fields there is rice. The king does not levy a [tax] on his people.... Who wants to trade in elephants, trades. Who wants to trade in horses, trades. Who wants to trade in gold and silver, trades....” [Image sourcehttp://
Prince Ramathibodi overthrew the Sukhothai and established the Ayutthaya kingdom. [Image source:
He set-up a new capital up the Chao Phraya River from where present-day Bangkok. [Image source:
The Ayutthaya kingdom had 33 kings over a period of almost four centuries. [Image source:
At its height, Ayutthaya controlled parts of Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula. [Image source:
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