Siam (Rattanakosin)

Overview

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. Its maritime boundaries include the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, as well as maritime borders with Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Thailand has a population of nearly 66 million people and covers an area of approximately 513,115 km2. The country's capital and largest city is Bangkok.

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Borders & accuracy

Dashed borders mark empires whose extent we can date but whose precise frontiers are contested or undocumented.

• SOURCEreconstructed from Natural Earth country boundaries
• DETAILreconstructed-clipped-country
• SNAPSHOT1850
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire12

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Battle of Rạch Gầm–Xoài Mút1785
  Major conflict
• Lao rebellion (1826–1828)1826–28
  Major conflict
• Haw wars1865–90
  Major conflict
• Franco-Siamese War1893
  Major conflict
• Patani revolts1786–1838
  Significant
• Siamese–Vietnamese War (1831–1834)1831–34
  Significant
• Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)1841–45
  Significant
• Paknam incident1893
  Significant
• Holy Man's Rebellion1901–36
  Significant
• Siamese revolution of 19321932
  Significant
• Battle of Three Pagoda Pass1786
  Regional
• Battle of Nong Bua Lamphu1827
  Regional