The Thai have traditionally regarded the founding…

1252 CE to 1395 CE

The Thai have traditionally regarded the founding of the kingdom of Sukhothai as marking their emergence as a distinct nation.

Tradition sets 1238 as the date when Tai chieftains overthrew the Khmer at Sukhothai, capital of Angkor's outlying northwestern province, and established a Tai kingdom.

A flood of migration resulting from Kublai Khan's conquest of Nanzhao furthers the consolidation of independent Tai states.

Tai warriors, fleeing the Mongol invaders, reinforce Sukhothai against the Khmer, ensuring its supremacy in the central plain.

In the north, other Tai war parties conquer the old Mon state of Haripunjaya and in 1296 found the kingdom of Lan Na with its capital at Chiang Ma.

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Sukhothai Sukhothai Thailand View →

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Kublai Khan View →

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Khmer people View → Tai peoples, or Thais View → Haripunchai (or Haribhunjaya), Mon Kingdom of View → Khmer Empire (Angkor) View → Dali, Bai Kingdom of View → Shan people View → Ahom Kingdom (Kingdom of Assam) View → Sukhothai (Siam), Thai state of View → Lao people View → Chinese Empire, Yüan, or Mongol, Dynasty View → Shan States View → Lanna, or Lan Na (Siam), Thai kingdom of View →

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Mongol Conquests View →

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