Sukhothai Kingdom was originally a trade center in Lavo—itself under the suzerainty of the Khmer Empire—when Central Thai people led by Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao, a local leader, revolted and gained their independence.
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17 Facts About Sukhothai Kingdom
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Sukhothai Kingdom was centralized and expanded to its greatest extent during the reign of Ram Khamhaeng the Great, who some historians considered to have introduced Theravada Buddhism and the initial Thai script to the kingdom.
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In 1349, during the reign of Li Thai, Sukhothai was invaded by the Ayutthaya Kingdom, a neighboring Thai polity.
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English term Sukhothai Kingdom is the romanization of the Thai word per the Royal Thai General System of Transcription.
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In 1283, the Sukhothai Kingdom script was likely invented by Ram Khamhaeng; the earliest evidence of this ancient Thai writing is seen in the Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, discovered by Mongkut nearly six centuries later.
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Tributary states of Sukhothai Kingdom began to break away rapidly after the death of Ram Khamhaeng.
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Under tributary status, the former territories of Sukhothai Kingdom, known to the people of Ayutthaya as "mueang nuea", continued to be ruled by local aristocrats under Ayutthaya's overlordship per the mandala systems of both nations.
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Sukhothai Kingdom nobles linked themselves with the Ayutthayan elite through marriage alliances, and often played the role of kingmaker in Ayutthayan succession conflicts.
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From 1456 to 1474, former Sukhothai Kingdom territory became a battleground during the Ayutthaya-Lan Na War .
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In 1462, Sukhothai Kingdom briefly rebelled against Ayutthaya and allied itself with their enemy, Lan Na .
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Phirenthorathep was conferred with the name Maha Thammaracha in line with the historical kings of Sukhothai Kingdom, and married one of Maha Chakkraphat's daughters, strengthening his claim to both a historical and present monarchy.
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Since then, the ruins of the capital city of the former Sukhothai Kingdom have been preserved as the Sukhothai Historical Park and designated a World Heritage Site.
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Silajaruek of Sukhothai Kingdom are hundreds of stone inscriptions that form a historical record of the period.
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Mongkut said that he found a "first Stone Inscription" in Sukhothai which told of heroic kings such as Ram Khamhaeng, the administrative system, and other developments in what was considered the "prosperous time" of the kingdom.
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The story of Sukhothai Kingdom was incorporated into Thailand's "national history" in the late 19th century by Mongkut as a historical work presented to the British diplomatic mission.
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Sukhothai Kingdom was said to be the "first national capital", followed by Ayutthaya and Thonburi, until Rattanakosin, or today Bangkok.
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Sukhothai Kingdom history became even more important after the Siamese Revolution of 1932.
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