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Sukhothai

Type Object Region Thailand Time 1238–1438

Sukhothai was the capital of the first independent Thai kingdom in Thai history, established as the seat of the Sukhothai Kingdom after Pho Khun Si N…

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  1. 1238–1240Sukhothai · Sukhothai ProvinceAfter defeating the local Khmer garrison, Pho Khun Si Nindharathiraj declared independence, built a royal city and Buddhist temples at Sukhothai, marking the shift of the upper Chao Phraya Thai political center from vassalage to an autonomous kingdom.
  2. 1240–1279Sukhothai · Sukhothai ProvinceIn the decades after founding, Sukhothai gradually consolidated control over surrounding city-states, building fortifications and Buddhist structures within the city, becoming the administrative and religious core of the emerging Thai polity in the Chao Phraya basin.
  3. 1279–1298Sukhothai · Sukhothai ProvinceUnder King Ram Khamhaeng the Sukhothai Kingdom's territory extended to the northern Malay Peninsula; structures such as Wat Mahathat reached their peak, and Thai inscriptions and Theravada Buddhist art formed a model here.

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