Tourist Guide and Significant Thai History

Abstract

         The Kingdom of Ayutthaya existed between ๑๘๙๓ to ๒๓๑๐ years. It was founded and ruled by ๓๔ kings from the ๕ dynasties who struggled over the courts and the repeating wars and rebellions within the kingdom in the hands of the Burmese in ๒๑๑๒ and ๒๓๑๐ anguished the Thai people and had damaged the relationship of the Kingdom of Thailand with its neighboring country Burma, even up to the present days. And now these issues became a very important for Thai people especially a tourist guide to study and generate the highest efficient during the trip in Ayutthaya kingdom for tourist.

         The article “TOURIST GUIDE AND SIGNIFICANT THAI HISTORY” presented the important issues and events had led to fall of Ayutthaya Kingdom. The first fall of the kingdom, for instance, rooted back from the reign of king Chairachathirat, could be the result of the conflicts between the U-Thong dynasty and Suphanabhumi dynasty, and the conflict within the royal court between King Mahachakabhad and King Mahathammaracha. The second fallof the kingdom, on the other hand, could be attributed to the decline of political and social institutions and the lack of competent rulers. The issues and events were selected from many documents including royal annals, history records,  and other academic documents authored by various historians who had previously studied the history of Ayutthaya kingdom.

         This article aims to present clear and vivid descriptions and analysis of the events that caused the decline of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya to give the readers especially for the tourist guide has a better understanding of its history and to instill into their hearts and minds the concept of nationalism and pride of our great nation, The Kingdom of Thailand.