Thailand in the 15th-18th cent
Thailand has historically been a strong, proud nation. The people of Thailand have never gone hungry due to their vast food sources. Their military proved to be one of the best in the area. The country was set in a great location, allowing large ports for international trade and large agricultural areas on the interior. Thailand was a vast nation that went through rough times, but always seemed to pull themselves up. At the end of the 14th century Ayutthaya was the strongest power in South East Asia, although it lacked the manpower necessary to dominate the region. The armies repeatedly tried to sack Angkor, but were constantly extinguished. Thai was not a single state, but one made up of many "Mandela communities" owing allegiance to the Ayutthayan king. Often, members of the royal family, or a wealthy elder of the community itself ran these communities. In Ayutthayan society the basic "home" unit was composed of extended family households. The title to the land resided with the headsman, the head of the household, which held the land although it was in the community's name. The peasant could use this land freely as long as he was cultivating it. The kings needed to be constantly aware of the princes so that they did
King Naria, at the time, was being urged by his Greek foreign minister, Constantine Phaulkon to turn to France for assistance. BibliographyCollis, Maurice. In the flood Plains of Chao Phraya the Thai people learned to control the flow of water and introduced a new "floating rice". Four years later, the Thai people relinquished any right to Cambodia in return for French recognition of Thai soveignty over the Cambodian provinces of Siem Reap and Battambang. In 1893, the powers of the western world began to threaten the Thai lifestyle once again. During the 15th centuries much of Ayutthayas power was directed toward the great port of Malacca, on the Malay Peninsula. Thailand had a unique way of getting labor. French engineers constructed fortifications for the Thai. France declared that since Vietnam had prior control of these territories that they (the French) now had control of Laos. Then in 1664, the Dutch used force to give them better trade arrangements with Thailand. General Chakkri, who played a role with Taksin in the struggle with the Burmese, took the throne (1782-1809). After a lengthy siege Ayutthaya burnt to the ground (1767). Corvee laborers were required to give three months of free services to the government.
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