The Siam Society Lecture: A History of Ayutthaya (28 June 2017)

[@mombetty100]

This is so wonderful indeed that in this time of lockdown that we can partake the wonderful talks done at the Siam Society over the years. Look forward to even more.

[@chayutpanvilai2157]

Just recently coming across your book, A History of Ayutthaya, Siam in the Early Modern World, finished it then searching internet and saw this. The book and lecture are wonderful, it's really enlightened me a lot on history of Thailand and especially on Ayutthaya Kingdom, thank you very much.

[@TravelingontheGo]

Interesting lecture.. thx for the link.. fun to see China's influence to Ayutthaya

[@rataplanrrr]

Fine stuff - hungry for more.

[@colinellesmere]

Very good lecture. The fall of Ayutthaya in the 18th century is so very depressing. One Buddhist society sacks another Buddhist society. All for stealing wealth. And I thought Buddhist societies escaped the worst excesses that Christian societies incurred.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

Ironically Siam/Ayutthaya also sacked Angkor a couple of centuries earlier and they looted the city, taking gold, gems, artworks and humans with them.

[@tipp1515]

@@dayangmarikit6860 No strange. Common practice Thai did that to northern Vietnam, Laos, and Burma, as well.

[@punyathornjeungsmarn9112]

Incredible work of historiography

[@ภิญโญแสงแก้ว]

The recent DNA test results found that Indian DNA is witnessed in the South , Mons mainly in the Central and Khmers in NE ect.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

ขายเนื้อสเต็กร้านเจ๊เนื้อเพียวๆไม่ปนเส้น

[@bxsaid]

The Chinese got the term from the Khmer’s. Cause khmers called tai Siam. Khmers gave tai refuge when they migrated south to escape genghis khan. Then rebelled against the Khmer state sukorhai and claimed it as their first city. Which was established by the Khmer already. In which they assimilated into Khmer culture.

[@hub6490]

This presentation talking about history of Ayutthaya in academic manner, please keep your fake history from cambodian propaganda away from this video.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Source(s)?

[@Katcom111]

@@hub6490 Yes, its an academic manner but Thai history isn't very honest blame it the nationalist movement and the dictatorship distorting the history.

[@Handle_Edit]

@@Katcom111 no such thing as Siam bro…listen to the old man carefully…what Thailand and Cambodia had become is from Europeans intervention. Nationalism occurred later. This is what I call Divide and conquer tactics to colonialism.

[@Katcom111]

@@Handle_Edit That I can certainly agree though, in Thai case the obsessions of brits and other westerner is way overboard despite not being colonized like the Japanese. Plus those foreigners that had monarchy ties were the ones that also wrote their history book. I mean prince Damrong was working with them. I've read outdated books that says that the Tai came from the Altai mountain and mentioning the Shans removing away from the Khmer yoke.