Thailand History Guide » Mekong River http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The 19th Century of Lanna Kingdom http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-19th-century-of-lanna-kingdom/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-19th-century-of-lanna-kingdom/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:41:31 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=813 Independent but impoverished, 19th-century Lanna was governed by the family of Kawila, nominally a vassal of Thailand, but in fact autonomous. Not until 1874 was a Thai High Commissioner sent to administer the north and during the reign of King Rama V the region was slowly incorporated into the Thai kingdom. Laos, east of the [...]]]> Independent but impoverished, 19th-century Lanna was governed by the family of Kawila, nominally a vassal of Thailand, but in fact autonomous. Not until 1874 was a Thai High Commissioner sent to administer the north and during the reign of King Rama V the region was slowly incorporated into the Thai kingdom. Laos, east of the Mekong, annexed by King Rama I during the Burmese War, was ceded to France in 1893, following a show of force by gunboats.

Chao Kaew Nawarat, last king of Chiang Mai

Chao Kaew Nawarat, last king of Chiang Mai

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-19th-century-of-lanna-kingdom/feed/ 0 The golden age of Lanna http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-golden-age-of-lanna/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-golden-age-of-lanna/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:19:27 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=804 The 15th century saw the flowering of the Lanna kingdom, which was powerful enough to host an international buddhist gathering in 1455.  Trade, art and education flourished, despite the occasional feudal battles between vassals and princes.  The west bank of the Mekong (today parts of Laos, Burma and Thailand) was also ruled by the King [...]]]> The 15th century saw the flowering of the Lanna kingdom, which was powerful enough to host an international buddhist gathering in 1455.  Trade, art and education flourished, despite the occasional feudal battles between vassals and princes.  The west bank of the Mekong (today parts of Laos, Burma and Thailand) was also ruled by the King of Lanna.

Lanna's Temple

Lanna

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-golden-age-of-lanna/feed/ 0 Migration of the Thais http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/migration-of-the-thais/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/migration-of-the-thais/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:50:27 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=767 It is thought that in the II th century AD Thais migrated in large numbers from Yunnan in southern China, driven by a desire for greater independence and better farmland. They formed two groups of kingdoms, in the north near the Mekong River and further south at the edge of the Chao Phraya River valley.

It is thought that in the II th century AD Thais migrated in large numbers from Yunnan in southern China, driven by a desire for greater independence and better farmland. They formed two groups of kingdoms, in the north near the Mekong River and further south at the edge of the Chao Phraya River valley.

Migration of the Thai

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