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Thailand Emerges
Thailand first appeared in the 500s as a frontier people in China -
Dec 16, 1250
Chinese move South
In the mid 1200s, Thai groups moved southward to Thailand, encouraged to do so by the Mongol invasion of China -
Dec 16, 1432
Conflict with Angkor
The Angkor and the Thai fought during both of their migrations and they destroyed the capital of Angkor in 1432 -
Period: Dec 16, 1432 to
Capital of Thailand
On the Chao Phraya river, the Thai set up their own capital at Ayuthaya. They remained theere for the next 400 years.
