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Thailand
 

Thailand: Historical Dates

 

About 3000 BC People first cultivated rice in what is now Thailand.
AD 100s Ancestors of the Thai people probably began moving into present-day Thailand from southern China.
1238 Sukothai, the first Thai state, was established.
1350 The kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded and became a dominant power in Southeast Asia.
1500s Europeans began visiting and trading in Ayutthaya.
1600s Angered by growing interference in internal affairs, the Thai expelled all Europeans from the kingdom of Ayutthaya.
1767 Invading Burmese troops sacked Ayutthaya. The invasion was soon repulsed, and a new capital was established at Thon Buri.
1782 The Chakri dynasty was established. The name of the state was changed from Ayutthaya to Siam, and the capital was moved to Bangkok.
1851-1868 King Mongkut, or Rama IV, resumed relations with Western countries and encouraged development of Siam's economy.
1914-1918 Siam supported Great Britain and France during World War I.
1932 After a revolt by Western-educated Thai, Siam became a constitutional monarchy.
1939 Siam changed its name to Thailand.
1941 Japan invaded Thailand. Thailand subsequently allied with Japan during World War II, but many Thai fought against the Japanese.
1957 Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat seized control of the government. During his rule, Sarit encouraged economic development and established closer ties with the United States.
1965 Thailand began sending troops to fight in the Vietnam War, and allowed the United States to use its air bases to bomb targets in Southeast Asia.
1967 Thailand was a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1973 University students led a series of anti-government protests that culminated in the restoration of civilian rule.
1975 Refugees began flooding into Thailand from neighboring countries after the end of the Vietnam War.
1991 The military again seized power.
1992 Mass demonstrations against military rule, with help from the king, again returned Thailand to civilian rule.
1995 The government approved a pro-democracy package that amended almost all articles of the 1991 constitution.
1997 The Thai government adopted a new constitution, with provisions aimed at reducing political corruption and increasing civil liberties.
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