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Name Of Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai National Anthem
The Thai National Anthem ( th, เพลงชาติไทย, translit=Phleng chāt Thai ) is the title of Thailand's national anthem, which was adopted in its current form on 10 December 1939. It replaced "Sansoen Phra Barami" in 1932, which remains as the royal anthem of Thailand. The melody was composed by Phra Chenduriyang (Peter Feit), and the words were made by Luang Saranupraphan. ''Phleng chāt'' ( th, เพลงชาติ), literally meaning "national anthem", is a general term for a national anthem. The term is also used to refer to this specific song. Periodization })(Glorify the King Narai) , , 1687–1688 , , Sri Ayodhaya, Sri Ayutthaya ( th, ศรีอยุธยา) Unofficial National Anthem in 1946–1949 , - , Chom Rat Chong Charoen( th, จอมราชจงเจริญ)(Long Live the Great King) , , 1852–1871 , , Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom, Rattanakosin period royal anthem and national anthem, introduced by King Mongkut (used the melod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |