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Ayutthaya: History, Former Names & Timeline

Island city on the Chao Phraya, capital of Siam for four centuries and the busiest international port in Southeast Asia.

Map showing Ayutthaya in 1700Ayutthaya
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Former names of Ayutthaya

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1351Ayutthaya

Timeline of Ayutthaya

YearEvent
1351King U Thong founds the kingdom of Ayutthaya
1767Burmese armies take and burn Ayutthaya

Who ruled Ayutthaya

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BCAustro-Asiatic rice cultures
323 BC–201 BCUnclaimed / no data
200 BC–101 BCMon-Khmer
100 BC–499Unclaimed / no data
500–599Lavo
600–899Dvaravati
900–999Khmer Empire
1000–1099Dvaravati
1100–1299Khmer Empire
1300–1399Sukhothai
1400–1782Ayutthaya
1783–1937Rattanakosin Kingdom
1938–1944Siam
1945–todayThailand

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