Thailand
Thailand is a state in Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) that has existed since 1932 CE. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).
The 1932 revolution made Siam a constitutional monarchy, renamed Thailand in 1939. Since then the army has staged about a dozen successful coups, most recently in 2014.
See Thailand on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1932 CE to the present
- Duration
- 93 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia
- Language family
- Kra-Dai
- Capital
- Bangkok
Came from
Events in Southeast Asia during its time
- Fall of Singapore
- Indonesia declares independence
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu
- ASEAN founded
- Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh
- Indian Ocean tsunami
Neighbours in Southeast Asia
- Dutch East Indies
- Indonesia
- Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
- Nguyen dynasty
- British Burma
- Philippines
- Myanmar (Burma)
- British Malaya
- French Indochina
- Malaysia
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
- Empire of Japan
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
Questions
When did Thailand exist?
1932 CE to the present, about 93 years.
Where was Thailand?
Thailand and Laos, in Southeast Asia. Its capital was Bangkok.
What language did Thailand speak?
Kra-Dai. This family includes Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang.
What came before Thailand?
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam).