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Khun Bang Klang Tao and Khun Pa Muang

  • Khun Band Klang Tao and Khun Pa Muang were two Princes who led a rebellion against the Khemr empire and defeated them
  • As a result of the new independe of Sukhothai, Khun Bang Klang Tao was rewarded King, and gained the new title Sri Intrathit, which meant 'The Sun King with the Power of Indra'
  • Khun Bang Klang was not not made King due to the fact he was married to a Khmer princess, and the people did not trust him

Resources

  • Reknown Travel. "History of the Sukhothai Kingdom." Reeknown Travel, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. <https://www.renown-travel.com/historicalsites/sukhothai/history.html>
  • "Sukhothai Kingdom." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhothai_Kingdom>
  • "The Kingdom of Sukhothai (1238 A.D.– 1378 A.D.)." The Kingdom of Sukhothai. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. <http://www.jack-wallace.com/g7social_t3_05_a10.htm>
  • "Military." Thailand. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. <http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/thailand/history-sukhothai.htm>
  • "Sukhothai Economy of Ramkhamhae." N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. <http://searchinginhistory.blogspot.com/2014/09/sukhothai-economy-of-ramkhamhaeng.html>

The beginning

  • Thai Princes Khun Bang Klang Tao and Khun Pa Muang started a rebellion against their higher power, Khmer
  • Conquered land that is modernly known as Thailand from the Khmer Empire in 1238, and ruled until 1378
  • An army was sent by Khmer under General Khun Lampong from Angkor to stop the offensive power, but were defeated, and the power was given over, starting the Golden Age of Thai History

King Ramkhamhaeng the Great

  • Came to pwer after the death of Khun Pa Muang from 1278-1292
  • Liberated most of what is now Thailand, Burma, and the Malay Peninsula from the Khmer Empire, and (for a time) and unified them using a sophisticated network of royal marriages and the popular religion of Theravada Buddhism
  • He organized the first writing system which eventually became the Thai writing system and codifying the law.
  • He created an alliance with Lana and Payao, (the two other Thai states) in the “Blood Oath” of the three kings, Rhamkhamhaeng, Mengrai, and Ngam Meuang

Major Contributions of the Empire

King Ramkhamhaeng Creations:

  • is known as the 'Golden Age of Thai History'
  • organized the first Thai alphabet in 1283
  • created Instription Stone to tell the stories of of his period
  • created the concept of 'paternal rule', which eans a king would govern his people like a father would govern his children

Trade Products and Partners

Due to the fact that Sukhothai had a 'duty-free' tax policy and permission for people to trade freely, it opened itself up to be a large trade junction and center of civilization for the converse art, culture, religion, and tradition.

Partners:

  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Phillipines

Products:

  • Knowledge/Traditions
  • agriculture
  • manufacturing goods
  • Sangkhalok (largely producedglazed ceramic inspired my Chinese)

Cultural Diffusion and Impact of Soceties

Due to the large converse art, culture, religion, and tradition, Sukhothai had a large cultural diffusion and impact of societies.

It gained the art of making ceramics from the Chinese, Theravada Buddhism from India, art, culture, and traditions given from trades of various countries, and even the name Sri Intrathit, who was the first leader of Sukhothai, has Sanskrit origins.

A large impact that they had on other countries was its permission for people to trade freely, which opened the ability for other countries to converse through Sukhothai. All thoug the impact it had on other was not 100% their products and ideas, it definitely still held a large impact on others.

Sukhothai Kingdom

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