The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a
Thai kingdom that existed from
1350 to
1767. King
Ramathibodi I (Uthong) founded
Ayutthaya as the
capital of his kingdom in
1350 and absorbed
Sukhothai, 640 km to the north, in 1376. Over the next four centuries the kingdom expanded to become the nation of
Siam, whose borders were roughly those of modern
Thailand, except for the north, the Kingdom of
Lannathai. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the
Chinese,
Vietnamese,
Indians,
Japanese and
Persians, and later the
Portuguese,
Spanish,
Dutch and
French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. The court of King
Narai (1656-1688) had strong links with that of King
Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to
Paris.
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