General Taksin, as he is popularly known, decided to transfer the capital from Ayutthaya to a site nearer to the sea, a move that woul...

The Ayutthaya kings adopted Khmer cultural influences from the very beginning. No longer the paternal and accessible rulers that th...

Thais began to emerge as a dominant force in the region in the 13th century, gradually asserting independence from existing Khmer a...

Over the centuries leading up to the era of recorded history, Thailand was first peopled by Mon and Khmer groups and later by the...

Fossilized remains of plants and animals have been discovered in many areas of Thailand, particularly in the Korat Plateau in northea...