The kingdom we now know as Thailand, earlier called Siam, came into existence in the early 13th century. Not far from present-day Bangkok — just about 70 kilometres north — lies Ayutthaya ...

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Ayutthaya was for a long time the grandiose capital of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand), and its center of gravity from 1350 to 1767. Founded by King Ramathibodi I (U Thong), it quickly became ...