Ayutthaya Kingdom

Ayutthaya Kingdom was a state in Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1351 to 1767 CE, about 416 years. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).

Founded by Ramathibodi I on an island in the Chao Phraya, Ayutthaya sacked Angkor in 1431 and became one of Asia's great trading cities, home to Japanese, Persian, Dutch and French merchants. Burmese armies razed it in 1767.

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Facts

Dates

1351 to 1767 CE

Duration

416 years

Type

State

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Kra-Dai

Capital

Ayutthaya

Came from

• Sukhothai Kingdom 1238 to 1438 CE

Became

• Thonburi Kingdom 1767 to 1782 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1405 Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
• 1431 Ayutthaya sacks Angkor
• 1471 Dai Viet conquers Vijaya
• 1511 Portuguese capture Malacca
• 1521 Magellan killed at Mactan
• 1565 Manila galleon route opens
• 1619 Batavia founded
• 1767 Fall of Ayutthaya

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 CE
• Later Le dynasty 1428 to 1789 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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