Sukhothai Kingdom

Sukhothai Kingdom was a state in Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1238 to 1438 CE, about 200 years. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).

Tai chiefs threw off Khmer rule and founded Sukhothai, which under Ram Khamhaeng (about 1279 to 1298) spread Theravada Buddhism and, by tradition, the Thai script. Ayutthaya absorbed it in 1438.

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Facts

Dates

1238 to 1438 CE

Duration

200 years

Type

State

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Kra-Dai

Capital

Sukhothai

Became

• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1287 Mongols invade Pagan
• 1288 Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
• 1293 Mongol expedition to Java
• 1405 Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
• 1431 Ayutthaya sacks Angkor

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 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
• Pagan Kingdom 849 to 1297 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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