Thailand History Guide » People of Siam http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Hill Tribes http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hill-tribes/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hill-tribes/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:06:11 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=733 The majority of the hill tribes in northern Thailand are relatively recent immigrants to the region.  Only the Karens and the Lawas were sttled in the country before the arrival of the Thais.  The hill tribes form a minority.  In 1983, their total population was about 416,000.  Apart from the Karens and the Lawas, this [...]]]> The majority of the hill tribes in northern Thailand are relatively recent immigrants to the region.  Only the Karens and the Lawas were sttled in the country before the arrival of the Thais.  The hill tribes form a minority.  In 1983, their total population was about 416,000.  Apart from the Karens and the Lawas, this group also includes the Miens (Yaos), Lisus, Lahu Shis and the Blue and WHite Hmongs.  While aspects of religions such as Christianity, Buddhism and Islam have been adopted by some hill tribes, animism is still in evidence.

Hill Tribes

Hill Tribes

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hill-tribes/feed/ 0 The Mons http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-mons/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-mons/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:02:23 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=731 These people, who live mostly in Nakhon Pathom, Samut Songkram and Samut Prakan, are not ancestors of the ancient Mon culture that once ruled over portions of central Thailand, but relatively recent Buddhist immigrants from Burma.

Related PostsHill TribesThe MuslimsThe ShansThe KhmersThe Laos]]> These people, who live mostly in Nakhon Pathom, Samut Songkram and Samut Prakan, are not ancestors of the ancient Mon culture that once ruled over portions of central Thailand, but relatively recent Buddhist immigrants from Burma.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-mons/feed/ 0 The Muslims http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-muslims/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-muslims/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:58:21 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=728 Thailand’s largest religious minority, Muslims are concentrated mainly in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Satun.  Most are of Malay descent and speak yawi (ancient Malay) as well as Thai.  Ninety-nine percent of the Muslim population are Sunni Muslims, while the remaining one percent are Shi’ite.  Those Muslims who are not maysians are [...]]]> Thailand’s largest religious minority, Muslims are concentrated mainly in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Satun.  Most are of Malay descent and speak yawi (ancient Malay) as well as Thai.  Ninety-nine percent of the Muslim population are Sunni Muslims, while the remaining one percent are Shi’ite.  Those Muslims who are not maysians are probably desendants of Persian, Middle Eastern and Indian traders who had settled in Siam during the Ayutthaya and early Bangkok periods.

Muslims

More than 2 million Muslims, most of whom are Sunni, live in Thailand.  There are about 2,000 mosques in the country.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-muslims/feed/ 0 The Shans http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-shans/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-shans/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:58:04 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=719 The Thai Yai (right), called the Ngiaw by the Thais, belong to the Tai linguistic family and migrated from the Shan states of Burma in the 19th century. Today the Shans are scattered throughout the north, especially in Mae Hong Son and Mae Sariang.

The Shans

Related PostsHill TribesThe MonsThe MuslimsThe KhmersThe Laos]]> The Thai Yai (right), called the Ngiaw by the Thais, belong to the Tai linguistic family and migrated from the Shan states of Burma in the 19th century. Today the Shans are scattered throughout the north, especially in Mae Hong Son and Mae Sariang.

The Shans

The Shans

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-shans/feed/ 0 The Khmers http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-khmers/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-khmers/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:54:34 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=716 Khmer-speaking people are also numerous  in some parts of the northeast, particularly in Surin province near the Cambodian border. Most of them migrated during the 19th century when Siam occupied a large part of Cambodia. The recent war in Cambodia has driven millions I of Khmer refugees into Thailand but many of them are being [...]]]> Khmer-speaking people are also numerous  in some parts of the northeast, particularly in Surin province near the Cambodian border. Most of them migrated during the 19th century when Siam occupied a large part of Cambodia. The recent war in Cambodia has driven millions I of Khmer refugees into Thailand but many of them are being gradually repatriated.

The Khmers

The Khmers

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-khmers/feed/ 0 The Laos http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-laos/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-laos/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:42 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=714 Much of the northeast is inhabited by groups of Lao-speaking people – Lao Wieng, Yuai, Yo, Lao Kao and Phutai – who migrated (some were forcibly moved) mostly during the last century and are today among the poorest in the country.  Like the Thais, they belong to the Sino-Tibetan group. They are renowned for their [...]]]> Much of the northeast is inhabited by groups of Lao-speaking people – Lao Wieng, Yuai, Yo, Lao Kao and Phutai – who migrated (some were forcibly moved) mostly during the last century and are today among the poorest in the country.  Like the Thais, they belong to the Sino-Tibetan group. They are renowned for their weaving skills, and some groups were once distinguished by their dress, rather like today’s hill tribes; these elaborate costumes can still be seen during village festivals. Though Buddhist, many still practice older animistic rituals.

Language

Eighteen million people in Thailand speak Lao.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-laos/feed/ 0 The Chinese http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-chinese/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-chinese/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:06:29 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=42 As traders, the Chinese arrived long before the Thais. They settled more permanently, at first in coastal cities in the south and thcn in other areas. The peak period of Chinese migration was in the 19th and early 20th centurics, and they now form a substantial part of most urban populations. Thanks to extensive assimilation, [...]]]> As traders, the Chinese arrived long before the Thais. They settled more permanently, at first in coastal cities in the south and thcn in other areas. The peak period of Chinese migration was in the 19th and early 20th centurics, and they now form a substantial part of most urban populations. Thanks to extensive assimilation, it is difficult to distinguish them as a separate ethnic group.

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The Chinese

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-chinese/feed/ 0 Buddhists http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/buddhists/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/buddhists/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:46:32 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=36 Ninety-five percent of its population are Buddhists, making Thailand the largest Theravada Buddhist country in the world.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/buddhists/feed/ 0 Life Expectancy http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-expectancy/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-expectancy/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:44:44 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=34 The average life span for Thai men is 61.75 years. while for women it is 67.50 years.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/life-expectancy/feed/ 0 Demography http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/demography/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/demography/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:41:04 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=28 Thailand has a total population of 60 million; more than half are below the age of 20.

Demography

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Demography

Demography

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/demography/feed/ 0 The Thais http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-thais/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-thais/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:04:03 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=24 At the beginning of the first millennium. a people known as the lai migrated from whal is now southern Chinas into the Chao Phraya River valley. When the Tai first arrived. the region was inhabited by Austro-Asiatic groups speaking Mon and Khmer; the present-day Thais are the product of the assimilation and fusion [...]]]> At the beginning of the first millennium. a people known as the lai migrated from whal is now southern Chinas into the Chao Phraya River valley. When the Tai first arrived. the region was inhabited by Austro-Asiatic groups speaking Mon and Khmer; the present-day Thais are the product of the assimilation and fusion of these three groups. Many Thais still live in southern China (particularly in Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guangxi). Today four subdivisions of Thais are recognized in the country; the central Thais (from the region between Sukhothai and Phetchaburi), who speak the standard Thai taught in schools; the Pak Isan Thais (a mixture of Thai and Khmer in the northeast), who also speak standard Thai; the Pak Tai Thais (south of Phetchaburi), who have a darker complexion and speak a dialect largely incomprehensible to central Thats; the northern Thais, who speak a different dialect and who are a fusion of Thai immigrants with Karens and Lawas (Austro-Asiatic). Each of these groups had largely independent histories until rccent centuries.

The Thais

The Thais

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-thais/feed/ 0 People Of Siam http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/people-of-siam/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/people-of-siam/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:44:00 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=19 Thailand is a mosaic of peoples and cultures, and yet it has never suffered any serious racial conflict. This may be clue to the fae! that the central Thai have ruled more by consensus than by force. The widespread practice of Theravada Buddhism has also promoted racial harmony.

People of Siam

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People of Siam

People of Siam

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