Tai muang chiefdoms
Tai muang chiefdoms appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) from c. 900 to 1300 CE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).
Tai-speaking rice farmers moved south-west from Guangxi and Yunnan into the valleys of Laos and northern Thailand, organised in muang, small chiefdoms centred on a fortified town.
See Tai muang chiefdoms on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 900 to 1300 CE
- Duration
- 400 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia
- Language family
- Kra-Dai
Events in Southeast Asia during its time
- Battle of Bach Dang
- Chola raid on Srivijaya
- Construction of Angkor Wat begins
- Mongols invade Pagan
- Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
- Mongol expedition to Java
Neighbours in Southeast Asia
- Srivijaya
- Khmer Empire
- Majapahit Empire
- Champa
- Pyu city-states
- Dvaravati
- Lan Na
- Pagan Kingdom
- Third Chinese domination (Sui and Tang)
- Medang Kingdom (Mataram)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Tai muang chiefdoms exist?
c. 900 to 1300 CE, about 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Tai muang chiefdoms?
Thailand and Laos, in Southeast Asia.
What language did Tai muang chiefdoms speak?
Kra-Dai. This family includes Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang.