North Thailand History

The Kingdoms of North Thailand

There have been 7 Empires of significance and various Tai Kingdoms in North Thailand during the past 2000 years:

• the early Mon Empire of Haripunchai.  Read more here...
• the Khmer Empire of Angkor in the Lower North. Read more here...
• the Sukhothai Empire which originated in Lower North and which extended outwards.  Read more here...
• the various Tai Kingdoms of Yonok, Lan Na, Nan, Phayao and Lan Xang
• the Pegu Empire [ Hamsavati ] of occupation for 218 years in Lan Na. Read more here...
• the Siamese Tai Empires of Ayutthaya, Read more here...  and
• the Siamese Tai Empire of Bangkok and their domination of the North until integration into the modern Nation.