Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?

Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?
As the powers of Europe began to grow and expand throughout the world’s history, colonialism became the forefront of this expansion. Over time, almost every non-European nation became a colony of one European nation or another at some point. Only a few countries managed to escape becoming overpowered by the Europeans, which makes us wonder, how did they do it? For a nation like Thailand, which was surrounded by British, French, and Dutch territories, there seemed to be no hope of avoiding colonialism. And yet, somehow, not the British, nor the French, or even the Dutch, ever colonized Thailand - and neither did any other European power. So if Thailand was never subject to colonialism, how did it manage to pull that off?...
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  • @Knowledgia
    @Knowledgia2 жыл бұрын

    Hello guys. Due to a lack of time in the past week, I was unable to upload. Now I am back, and multiple videos are coming! Stay tuned, thanks for your constant support and for your patience 🙏

  • @dayangmarikit6860

    @dayangmarikit6860

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kindly read this article if you want to do more videos on Philippine history... so that next time you would be better informed. worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/13.1/forum_hawkley.html

  • @kaushikraj4357

    @kaushikraj4357

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is so much amusing please keep it up this type of work please

  • @mebully878

    @mebully878

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah same

  • @roberth1990

    @roberth1990

    2 жыл бұрын

    Subtitles?

  • @FujikkoJP

    @FujikkoJP

    2 жыл бұрын

    *-Powerful* *European Century 1800s - 1920’s* *American Century 1900’s - 2035’s* *Asian Century 2035 - ????’s*

  • @AllPileup
    @AllPileup2 жыл бұрын

    Switzerland: We join no one. Thailand: We join *EVERYONE*

  • @mrs.vendela5938

    @mrs.vendela5938

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m Thai and I confirm this 😂😂😂

  • @valentinaou6579

    @valentinaou6579

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mrs.vendela5938 I‘m swiss and I confirm this.

  • @senpiesauce3154

    @senpiesauce3154

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm nothing and I confirm this.

  • @ibone7592

    @ibone7592

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm no one and I confirm this.

  • @OhmmyJogabonito

    @OhmmyJogabonito

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m noob and I confirm this.

  • @familiamotarica6616
    @familiamotarica66162 жыл бұрын

    Now it hs finally been colonized by 7-Eleven

  • @peabaetc8124

    @peabaetc8124

    2 жыл бұрын

    CP Corporation for now

  • @coyharlingen

    @coyharlingen

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmaoooooo this is the funniest thing ive read all week

  • @cursory9031

    @cursory9031

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @SaltiBebe

    @SaltiBebe

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA truth🤣🤣

  • @chatraporntamthong2489

    @chatraporntamthong2489

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahshshs

  • @TheOneCleanHippy
    @TheOneCleanHippy Жыл бұрын

    It's also insane that Thailand is in the top ten tourism destinations in the world and yet also has had more military coups since 1950 than any other nation. How have they been able to keep enough stability for a robust tourism sector while having so much political instability?

  • @ACCANIX

    @ACCANIX

    Жыл бұрын

    Let them fight. As for us, we live our lives. Crazy politicians quarreling, What does it have to do with normal people? As long as no bullets or bombs landed on pedestrians's heads. Whoever wants to fight with whoever? Fu.k it. And most Thai people's lives have not changed. Everyone still needs to eat. So we continue to work and earn money. And tourism generates a lot of income for the country. Thai people are easy to smile and have a service mind.

  • @isomarulor

    @isomarulor

    Жыл бұрын

    One can say the recurring coup is some what stable lol.

  • @nopadonpanjam2222

    @nopadonpanjam2222

    Жыл бұрын

    The coup d'état is all about talking secretly under the table and agreeing on benefits and power. But there wasn't a civil war. related to the public

  • @suhilrozalee8901

    @suhilrozalee8901

    11 ай бұрын

    นักการเมืองสร้างความขัดแย้ง เพื่อผลประโยชน์ส่วนตัว โดยไม่สนใจประเทศชาติ ทำไห้กองทัพต้องมาปกป้องความสงบ

  • @govb123

    @govb123

    11 ай бұрын

    Because almost every single coups are from the army, supported by the palace and the upper class. After the coup the people protested and got a somewhat democratic government for a while, until the army decided to take power again.

  • @IamNorthwind
    @IamNorthwind Жыл бұрын

    Maaaannn this is the first I’ve EVER encountered ANYone addressing this bit of many questions that seem obviously need asking. Hell yeah! Thank you!

  • @Mike604
    @Mike6042 жыл бұрын

    Colonizer: I’m here to colonize Thailand King: I went to Oxford Colonizer: Oh I beg my pardon, I’m very sorry to interrupt you

  • @13thdukeofwybourne69

    @13thdukeofwybourne69

    2 жыл бұрын

    British trade consulate "Your majesty, permit me to recommend a spiffing Governess, for the Royal Court of Siam, by the name of Anna Harriette Leonowens, and may I just say that you're the _spitting_ image of Yul Brynner" _bows_

  • @bankvideo1

    @bankvideo1

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @chotirawee

    @chotirawee

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@13thdukeofwybourne69 Et cetera, Et cetera, Et cetera.

  • @phuditdiary

    @phuditdiary

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@13thdukeofwybourne69 you couldnt take down siam cuz the got many allies. UK was just USED is a shield. siam also go other allies from russian in asia in the past. its the political thing and if your a man of your word, you will never break the promise of the political contract or else other country will punish you like french and got defeated. its basically a polical system between the countries. like germany they suffered so years from paying fines

  • @majorblitz3846

    @majorblitz3846

    2 жыл бұрын

    British Empire: Haha stupid Indochina country like Siam would never have a drip The king out of nowhere from Oxford and a Supreme jacket: How do you do, fellow westerner British Empire: *NVM false alarm, he actually got a drip*

  • @likquidsteel
    @likquidsteel2 жыл бұрын

    "If you can't beat them, join them" that's what basically happened

  • @freddy4603

    @freddy4603

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@1MillSaviour maybe by joining their way of governance and focus on technological and societal progress?

  • @joshittihsoj5989

    @joshittihsoj5989

    2 жыл бұрын

    yup,thats how they get southern thai

  • @user-tv4ih2kq6r

    @user-tv4ih2kq6r

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@freddy4603 that's not how things work yet at time, don't act like colonization is an innovation program. 😂😂

  • @freddy4603

    @freddy4603

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-tv4ih2kq6r I see the miscommunication. OP didn't mean 'join them' as in 'get conquered by them' but as in 'copy their techniques'. + funnily enough, if you look at the results, colonization is an innovation program, since anyone who was colonized or colonization or had to deal with it was ingrained with a desire to modernize to defend themselves. So it's like an indirect & unintentional modernization program

  • @user-tv4ih2kq6r

    @user-tv4ih2kq6r

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@freddy4603 well... the purpose of those innovations wasnt for the people of their colonies; it was to strengthen their colonial territories to maintain their grasp of power. It just so happen that these things were inherited to their colonies when they got their independence. Addition as well that its learned common practice, so aligning their political system and such will now be more suitable because it is formed already in that way. The idea is the colonies have to adapt to these changes, not their colonizers granting them some magical wishes. So it wasnt all due to "colonization" rather the people who needs to adapt and survive in due of "colonization", that birthed to these innovations. Nonetheless; my point is they "joined them" because they need to adapt, if they dont-theyll lose their sovereignity. They "join" adopt to offer negotation and submit to survive, not to be a some sort of business partner. Colonizers doesnt stop colonizing, because youre acting like them. Colonizers will only think twice, if you can offer something interesting than your land-as luckily they still have the opportunity to do that.

  • @patmuzz2492
    @patmuzz2492 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot to mentioned the main reason why Thailand never ever under colonize. The fact that, massive thanks to The Great Emperor of Russia Nicholas II who was a friend of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand. So, French and English afraid to against Russian if they invaded Thailand or Siam at that time.

  • @mattjb9983

    @mattjb9983

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes they were afraid but no one is afraid of Russia anymore

  • @Mr-T-green

    @Mr-T-green

    Жыл бұрын

    And we got a army of 7 11

  • @patmuzz2492

    @patmuzz2492

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mattjb9983 I disagree, even the US, they don’t dare to confront one on one to Russia. Booo

  • @mattjb9983

    @mattjb9983

    Жыл бұрын

    @@patmuzz2492 we don’t need to confront Russia one on one. Unlike Russia, the United States is friends with many powerful countries

  • @lezzeppelin2222

    @lezzeppelin2222

    Жыл бұрын

    Russia & China will take Thailand in 10 years cuz Thai people can’t fight.

  • @EngPheniks
    @EngPheniks11 ай бұрын

    I'm not Thai. But knowing that a fellow Asian nation withstand colonization makes me proud to be an Asian.

  • @bylobat6822

    @bylobat6822

    10 ай бұрын

    Iran?

  • @user-qs5gt6ty6s

    @user-qs5gt6ty6s

    8 ай бұрын

    🥰

  • @santarosahero

    @santarosahero

    2 ай бұрын

    There is a difference between withstanding and avoiding colonization. They could never withstood an full scale invasion if the European powers really wanted to. Especially being surrounded by 2 to 3 European superpowers that could hit them from all sides and they have no allies as their neighbors all hate them so one will come to their aid. The European already got all the neighboring countries do they really need to take over every single damn country in the world. They avoiding it but making major concessions to the Brits the French. Like giving Laos to the French. That tis almost like losing before even fighting. If you were really a bad ass you will tell them to go home packing and how dare they even make threats to you. Yo don't negotiate and make deals with enemies who shouldn't even be there in the first place. The Thai people and country likes to brag they were never taken over. They don't tell you how they have to bend over and ass kissing to avoid being taken over. Same thing with the Japanese during WW2 to avoid being taken over by the Japanese. Guess you can say they were smart to avoid suffering a great loss of life and destruction from wars. They got lucky there were a buffer between two superpowers. If that wasn't the case they would have surely been taken over for sure. If the White man says I can said my ships anywhere I want in your waters and there a damn thing you can do about it then you are their b whether or not you admit it. Avoid a war be becoming more like your enemy and joining them. The Siamese became more European. The European didn't become more Siamese. They have already won when you have to be come more like them. Not saying it was a bad thing as it modernized Thailand however it should be a choice not by necessity. I will give it to them at least the leadership knew it couldn't[ withstand the European powers so they did the most prudent thing and that is to avoid a massacre. They try to be on the good grace of the European superpowers they did what they thought was best for them at the time.

  • @sitthichaitadsamran9928

    @sitthichaitadsamran9928

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm thai!!!

  • @DevoutSkeptic
    @DevoutSkeptic2 жыл бұрын

    *European colonies surround Siam.* The King of Siam: "You know I'm something of a European myself."

  • @rickoshay5525

    @rickoshay5525

    2 жыл бұрын

    Since when was Dafoe a king? 😂

  • @sriuraimaleewongse6790

    @sriuraimaleewongse6790

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s why I love king Rama v

  • @2000ViperGTSsubscribe

    @2000ViperGTSsubscribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sriuraimaleewongse6790 Everywhere, Kind V and King IX photos as you know krap. Pum rak Ratait Thai mach mach!

  • @grandwonder5858

    @grandwonder5858

    2 жыл бұрын

    The King of Siam: "I'm on my knees and pleasing you in every way! Please don't kill my people and take my power away from me! Just do what you want with Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam! They have what you need! We have nothing!"

  • @2000ViperGTSsubscribe

    @2000ViperGTSsubscribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grandwonder5858 They did what they had to do to get by and such is life. In the end, it seems to have been the best choice.

  • @MDobri-sy1ce
    @MDobri-sy1ce2 жыл бұрын

    So it’s kind of like, “If I become more like you, there’s no reason to attack!”

  • @user_____M

    @user_____M

    2 жыл бұрын

    More like if they become de facto under British and French influence and do all the reforms they want then Siam won't get fully annexed. You can bet your Siamese cats that Siam was full of useful idiots for the Western powers after the reforms and sending the elites overseas to study.

  • @kingstarscream320

    @kingstarscream320

    2 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t help the Cherokee. Siam could’ve been completely Westernized but it would’ve been all over if super valuable resources were found in Thailand or if there was a drive for European settlement. Of course that isn’t to discount the diplomatic efforts and strategic thinking of the Siamese themselves.

  • @Anonymous-cm8jy

    @Anonymous-cm8jy

    2 жыл бұрын

    More like "I will colonize myself so you don't have to"

  • @Peristerygr

    @Peristerygr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually more like "I will be like you but if you still attack me I will call your colonial rival for help". Japan was like "I will be like you and I will make my own colonial empire so you still get no ideas".

  • @SobaYatai

    @SobaYatai

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user_____M cope seth cope

  • @Biobobzaa
    @Biobobzaa Жыл бұрын

    We lost the inner Khmer areas such as Batdombong, Siem Reap and Sisophon during the reign of King Rama V in exchange for important cities such as Chanthaburi and Trat held by the French. In the clip, it looks like Siam at that time was still occupying these cities.

  • @stagearn

    @stagearn

    9 ай бұрын

    wtf is your profile picture

  • @checkmate1015

    @checkmate1015

    4 ай бұрын

    They were not lost 😂 Battambang, Siem Reap and Sisophon have always been Khmer territories. They were annexed by Siam and then annexed back by the French

  • @user-ps8jt4tk2l

    @user-ps8jt4tk2l

    4 ай бұрын

    เขมรไม่มีรากเง้าเป็นของตัวเอง

  • @user-ft6uc2pb1k

    @user-ft6uc2pb1k

    4 ай бұрын

    Learning is important...many people around the world know the history of Thailand, but Thailand's neighbors don't know the true history as people around the world do.​@@checkmate1015

  • @bunlaifilm7665

    @bunlaifilm7665

    3 ай бұрын

    Westerners are hungry, insatiable and selfish even though their land is on different continents.

  • @Sail2K
    @Sail2K9 ай бұрын

    I'm Thai, living in Canada. We had smart kings who could deal with any problems to keep us peaceful. Lots of history will show that some situations Thailand did not have to fight and drain blood in our country. No matter what now a day is, we have this country because of the king families. Proud to be Thai!

  • @KhamtounOunlienvongsak-lq5yz

    @KhamtounOunlienvongsak-lq5yz

    9 ай бұрын

    Your so lucky mine was weak but I'm still happy

  • @Santiago-07wckeo

    @Santiago-07wckeo

    8 ай бұрын

    You should praise the British Monarchy, the royal family of Canada, of the country that allows you to work and gives the place to live with democracy and freedom, Something you can't find in Thailand.

  • @ILikeBorkingCat

    @ILikeBorkingCat

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Santiago-07wckeoExactly, many thais have to move abroad to seek for better opportunities because Thai royal institution is taking up all the resources while giving very little back to its people. They are the major shareholders in a lot of Thai corporations and thus have voting rights to increase employees salary to international standards if that’s what they want, but nah, profit is more important, right? Indirectly, they also interfere with Thai politics through the army and corrupt politicians with close ties to them. Thailand would be better off as a republic or at least, a constitutional monarchy like the UK or Japan and not in its current form. If they were really “good” as many claims, article 112 wouldn’t exist in the first place, lol. It’s simply there to prevent people from developing negative thoughts about them. Not exactly a democracy when you have to resort to that kind of law. Thailand remains a nice holiday destination or a retirement home, but it’s hell, if you were born without support or privileges and had to start a life from nothing….

  • @user-fd1tq3lj5g

    @user-fd1tq3lj5g

    6 ай бұрын

    Me​ too

  • @aorkgrastoaraya6680

    @aorkgrastoaraya6680

    5 ай бұрын

    ขอบคุณมากๆค่ะเม้นของคุณเป็นประโยชน์ต่อชาติบ้านเมืองมากและคุณคือพลเมืองเกรดเอของชาติ เป็นลูกหลานสุดที่รักของบรรพบุรุษที่ได้กู้ชาติสร้างแผ่นดินไว้ให้ เราภูมิใจในตัวคุณมากเช่นกัน ❤🇹🇭🙏

  • @MrWongnawa
    @MrWongnawa2 жыл бұрын

    One more major reason is that the Thai king at the time is a a close friend and ally of with the Tsar of Russia. This means at least FR/UK need to consider the possibility of Russia getting involved if they plan to colonize Siam. A very strategic move in international diplomacy from the Thai king.

  • @anyone1200

    @anyone1200

    2 жыл бұрын

    The French always fear Russia after Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The Russians kept a watch on the British at the Black Sea and Crimea.

  • @taoist32

    @taoist32

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anyone1200 This is also why China was never fully colonized by the British. Up north the Russians could invade. Staying south, the British could still make profit off the Opium they sold.

  • @kingken130

    @kingken130

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@taoist32 China is still too big to colonise as well, plus some terrains may make it difficult to move troops around

  • @KarlSen

    @KarlSen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anyone1200 France and UK didn't "fear" Russia when they won the Crimean War. They didn't "fear" Russia when they built the good relations leading to what will be the Entente during WWI. They didn't "fear" Russia when UK fought proxy wars in Central Asia. Russia didn't impede colonialism in Asia and Russia wasn't a part of the equation when considering colonizing Siam. " He was a friend of the Tsar"... come on, you're talking about european leaders that were all cousins but fought WW1 anyway. Who cares about mondaine "friendship" when it comes to imperialism. I'm sure the Tour of Europe of Rama was a success but I'm not sure in the other hand that Auguste Pavie and his boys cared that much.

  • @nelisjacobus7890

    @nelisjacobus7890

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KarlSen i believe ww1 was a forced war for a certain type to reinstate a certain land with the treaty of Versailles

  • @gudea5207
    @gudea52072 жыл бұрын

    Siam: “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am”

  • @scintillam_dei

    @scintillam_dei

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ladyboy "lie about your gender" land is not one to judge.

  • @kriwe4013

    @kriwe4013

    2 жыл бұрын

    but austria-hungary's my mate

  • @johna.4334

    @johna.4334

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@scintillam_dei You be katoi?

  • @philippesom5066

    @philippesom5066

    2 жыл бұрын

    "stuck in the middle with you"

  • @johnh.tuomala4379

    @johnh.tuomala4379

    2 жыл бұрын

    In effect what Siam told the West (albeit politely) was: "We are Siamese, if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please."

  • @adrianchorolez5013
    @adrianchorolez5013 Жыл бұрын

    Currently watching on a beach in Thailand, very good video

  • @mrandersson2009
    @mrandersson20092 жыл бұрын

    Those British and French were a real pain in the butt.

  • @jauntyangle5667

    @jauntyangle5667

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's what we said about the Viking invasions.

  • @markmierzejewski9534
    @markmierzejewski95342 жыл бұрын

    Japan “rubs hands in delight “ Psst “ Hey Kid, You want some of your old territory back. Come sit with me for a min “

  • @pierregutierrez9372

    @pierregutierrez9372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thailand during WW2 be like: Let me join the Axis so that I don't get colonized.

  • @erikssonbeats52

    @erikssonbeats52

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pierregutierrez9372 survival!

  • @pierregutierrez9372

    @pierregutierrez9372

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@erikssonbeats52 👍

  • @fanwtn5124

    @fanwtn5124

    2 жыл бұрын

    XD that’s kinda… not really on a true side. We invaded the French indo china and knocked half (laos, almost all of Cambodia) of their region out, but the Japanese came in and set a negotiation between Thai and French…, because indo China is belong to Empire of Japan. That’s lame Lmao

  • @snake45aiman

    @snake45aiman

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thai when Japan lose ww2 : I've never meet this guy in my life

  • @betherebesquare9249
    @betherebesquare9249 Жыл бұрын

    因为泰国人民英勇顽强的抵抗欧洲侵略者,因为泰国人民对自己的文化历史无比骄傲,作为一个泰国人无比自豪

  • @saifonboonsit9725

    @saifonboonsit9725

    4 ай бұрын

    ใช้แล้วครับ 👍

  • @historicalofworld2521

    @historicalofworld2521

    4 ай бұрын

    因为当时的泰国非常贫穷,而印尼则是自然资源丰富的自动殖民地。

  • @tannisworld1475

    @tannisworld1475

    3 ай бұрын

    This is so true and so do I

  • @chiniii9469

    @chiniii9469

    Ай бұрын

    @@historicalofworld2521ใช่ในสมัยนั้นอาจจะไทยยากจน แต่ถ้าคิดตามความเป็นจริง ไทยคือจุดยุทธศาสตร์ จุดศูนย์กลางของภูมิภาคนี้ ทำไมพวกล่าอาณานิคมถึงไม่ต้องการยุทธศาสตร์ที่ดีแบบนี้

  • @KK-xq2mc

    @KK-xq2mc

    16 күн бұрын

    @@historicalofworld2521ยากจนอะไร ประเทศเราเรียกได้ว่าสมบูรณ์แบบที่สุดแล้วยุคนั้น มีทุกอย่าง

  • @uncitoyen_8614
    @uncitoyen_86142 жыл бұрын

    Thailand: Bonjour dear français friends, nice to meet you. French: Give us a third of your territory.

  • @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332

    @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332

    2 жыл бұрын

    They shot first though.

  • @user-os2vu7nr6i

    @user-os2vu7nr6i

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thailand: Sure, monsieur. We don't want to fight those land's nationalist movements anyway.

  • @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 we shot first because a battle ship literally gonna make it way to the palace itself and might use the palace as hostage which will became a harder situation for thailand.

  • @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332

    @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mynameistoohardtospell7195 You shouldn't have gave us the authorization to sail there f it was to shoot our ship when we did. Makes you come out as traitorous and untrustworthy. Beside there is no info saying that that it was the ship's mission.

  • @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 I don't know the situation from other side but from siam at that time we blame it on the captain of the ship which...idk if it's truth or not but siam haven't even let any transport ship get through that lake on that day in case of emergency. Oh i've remember something, thailand place mine in that lake so i'm pretty sure that we doesn't play dirty in this case.

  • @CatsEyethePsycho
    @CatsEyethePsycho2 жыл бұрын

    “But they never got Thailand” -Bill Wurtz.

  • @auritro3903

    @auritro3903

    2 жыл бұрын

    *they never got Ethiopia*

  • @thai6989

    @thai6989

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Steiner 01 *"they did, until they didn't."*

  • @Clee-os6pv

    @Clee-os6pv

    2 жыл бұрын

    All jokes aside? Thailand did lose Laos, Cambodia, Eastern parts of Myanmar, and Northern parts of Malaysia.

  • @schizorohypnol

    @schizorohypnol

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Clee-os6pv Yes, but they were not ours at the first place, we colonized them yet we lived happily, until European came, then the European took them, colonized them and ruined them until this day.

  • @bryanb2886

    @bryanb2886

    2 жыл бұрын

    They imperialized men, they even imperialized ladies, but they never imperialized the Ladymen.

  • @worldsboss
    @worldsboss Жыл бұрын

    Wow! I had no idea that Thailand had this in its history. Very interesting.

  • @cozerose
    @cozerose Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ahambrahmasmi2477
    @ahambrahmasmi24772 жыл бұрын

    ฉันมาจากอินเดียและฉันชอบอาหารไทยและวัฒนธรรม ❤️ ให้รอยยิ้มบนใบหน้าคนไทยตลอดไป 🤗 ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದವರು ನೋಡ್ತಿದ್ರೆ ಹೇಳಿ ✌️

  • @KK-Sara

    @KK-Sara

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @mfra959

    @mfra959

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sawadeekap

  • @TheMaiky1999

    @TheMaiky1999

    2 жыл бұрын

    what about lady boy ?

  • @user-qq1xj5zk9n

    @user-qq1xj5zk9n

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks ขอบคุณ

  • @kiokio191

    @kiokio191

    2 жыл бұрын

    สวย

  • @GBourgeon
    @GBourgeon Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Great vidéo! I wish to see a series about that topic: "why wasn't XXXX colonized ?" I wonder why it's the case for Ethiopia for exemple.

  • @theerapats
    @theerapats Жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. Very Accurate information.

  • @persepolis80
    @persepolis802 жыл бұрын

    You can also see this westernization in Thai architecture (palaces)where the roof top is traditional Thai but the bottom half is European. This is called “Falang sai Chada”. Also the clothing as well, top half is Victorian and bottom half is Joong Kraben. The king said to the Thai people during the period of westernization, “We will pretend to look like Europeans, but we will never be them”.

  • @BoBoRoz1

    @BoBoRoz1

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @tooyoungtobeold8756

    @tooyoungtobeold8756

    Жыл бұрын

    The new flag was also designed along European lines. Their Parliament and legal system was also designed along European lines. Having said that, it is a corrupt as corrupt can be.

  • @yourealittlebitfat4344

    @yourealittlebitfat4344

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like all those people coming to Europe. Reee but colonizitions so you deserve it! Actually my country never had colonies and were always slaves for the same people that come in right now and hold their hand up for free shit

  • @paxhumana2015

    @paxhumana2015

    Жыл бұрын

    They will, however, either belong to YAHWEH EL ELOHIM or be destroyed by Him for siding with Lucifer, and ditto for everyone else that is in this world.

  • @8_Musashi_8

    @8_Musashi_8

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm Thai and I love European people.

  • @tsubame28
    @tsubame282 жыл бұрын

    Mostly people said because of the buffer state agreement and the closed relationship with Tsar Nicolas II that made Thailand survived But the fact is, King RamaV was a smarter than that. He invited Danish company to set the rail system, invited Prussian company to set the electricity system and Russian investor for the Forest Concession to balance the benefit in this country. If the British or French wanted to invade to this country, they will have the conflict with their neighbors countries in Europe.

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess Жыл бұрын

    Thailand then: We're strong and never be colonized! Thailand now: F the lead-

  • @markpl056

    @markpl056

    Жыл бұрын

    Man, hahahaha, i knowwww😂

  • @davyzyvy4810

    @davyzyvy4810

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markpl056 Stupid comments !

  • @Tatar_crazy3110

    @Tatar_crazy3110

    Жыл бұрын

    Yk many young man started to disobey SOMEONE (TOTALLY “SOMEONE”) named T- (Im not gonna say that lolol)

  • @pakinde

    @pakinde

    Жыл бұрын

    THAT"S TRUE as thai person

  • @EJ_XD

    @EJ_XD

    Жыл бұрын

    Everyday all I hear is ‘FUK LOONG THOO!’

  • @nawwk79
    @nawwk79 Жыл бұрын

    These are some of the reasons why Thailand's Kings are so higher respected and loved.

  • @SkyFWWO

    @SkyFWWO

    22 күн бұрын

    Current king that we had since 2016 isnt really respected tho 😂

  • @GameandComedy
    @GameandComedy2 жыл бұрын

    "they cant colonize me, if i colonize myself first"

  • @moderatemapper9440

    @moderatemapper9440

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @Aomura98

    @Aomura98

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Hellish Stuff about​ lady​ boys kingdom, Yeah we​ many people​ that​ are​ lady​ boys.​ Cuz​ we​ respect in​ lgbtq+ and​ respect​ who​ really​ they​ are​ not​ depence on​ sexuality.​ And​ the​ second one.​ Yes we​ have​ lady​ boy​ Rama X​ King.​ We​ all​ hate him​ to​ be​ precise.​ When​ Thai​ people​ suffer from​ poorness he​ just​ party the​ night out​ in​ the​ villa some​where​ in​ europe.

  • @dhollasethkasemsiriwat899

    @dhollasethkasemsiriwat899

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Aomura98 dont use ‘we’ . i m thai and i love my king. dont generalize thai people by reading few comment from Twitter and think ‘oh this represents thai people’. Record! I m thai and i m not suffer from being so poor. i live happily live here in thailand.

  • @nilruby6856

    @nilruby6856

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Aomura98 I am not in your “we”. So it is not “we all hate”

  • @pussyfairy90

    @pussyfairy90

    2 жыл бұрын

    LMFAOOOOOO

  • @rogerjamespaul5528
    @rogerjamespaul55282 жыл бұрын

    I just love the banter and commentary pertaining to this clip. A big Thanks to all the participants as I have perceived it to far more entertaining then the actual clip.

  • @Nineeeeee9
    @Nineeeeee93 ай бұрын

    thank you this is going to be helpful in my history class

  • @angelicanavarro5311
    @angelicanavarro5311 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that history lesson!

  • @stephenfletcher5391
    @stephenfletcher53912 жыл бұрын

    Respect to Thailand for making the most out of a terrible situation.

  • @youthgamngpatnerz3300

    @youthgamngpatnerz3300

    2 жыл бұрын

    i dk how this humilated it as a nation but it remain a nation

  • @ZetsubouGintama

    @ZetsubouGintama

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cuban might live by resolver and jury rig the things. But we Thai are making a profit from it.

  • @Cosmo_On_my_PAwZ

    @Cosmo_On_my_PAwZ

    2 жыл бұрын

    I happy my country did nothing for this

  • @jayjones3691

    @jayjones3691

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fr... they were like these guys are weird let's blend in right quick

  • @namebeer2635

    @namebeer2635

    2 жыл бұрын

    งง ผมไม่เข้าใจ ว่าพูดอะไรกันอยู่ รักนะ พยายามที่จะเข้าใจอยู่ แต่ก็ไม่ ต่างประเทศมาพูดไม่ค่อย ไม่สมเหตุสมผลเลย :/

  • @2Hot2
    @2Hot22 жыл бұрын

    This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. And Thailand is one of my favorite countries. All the critical commentators have probably never even set foot there.

  • @johncarlodimaangay3812

    @johncarlodimaangay3812

    2 жыл бұрын

    I bet you want to do swordfighting there. Jk

  • @2Hot2

    @2Hot2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johncarlodimaangay3812 Not in the slang sense but I'l like to get into Muay Thai.

  • @dussaneekhengpimon625

    @dussaneekhengpimon625

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm Thai. Welcome to Thailand. No more covids 19. Then come visit

  • @sovietunion3721

    @sovietunion3721

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dussaneekhengpimon625 bruh there's over 20,000 average confirm cases right now lol

  • @andytheotaku6894

    @andytheotaku6894

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sovietunion3721 i think he meant that when the covid is gone he should come to visit thai some sort like that?

  • @user-idxxxxhy9b
    @user-idxxxxhy9b3 ай бұрын

    Great video thanks.

  • @mysterymantravels
    @mysterymantravels Жыл бұрын

    This is such a good channel. I hope mine can be as great one day. Keep up the good work!!

  • @kingthranduil8807
    @kingthranduil8807 Жыл бұрын

    I always wondered how Thailand was able to maintain their culture, traditions, architecture etc. My country is a mishmash of spanish, chinese and western influence.

  • @jonmartindeiii962
    @jonmartindeiii9622 жыл бұрын

    As a Chinese Malaysian my parents once told me that Thailand was, is and wants to be friends with everybody thats how their country never faces war. lol

  • @turtleretward1860

    @turtleretward1860

    2 жыл бұрын

    We never lost a war,we just switched sides the last second

  • @Unfortunatlies

    @Unfortunatlies

    2 жыл бұрын

    how did you didn't get firewalled

  • @ZaHandle

    @ZaHandle

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Unfortunatlies maybe he lives in malaysia?

  • @jeanxoxo_ofc

    @jeanxoxo_ofc

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmfao 😭😭

  • @jeanxoxo_ofc

    @jeanxoxo_ofc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Unfortunatlies Because he/she is Malaysian?

  • @nickb3005
    @nickb3005 Жыл бұрын

    I love Thailand! I wish them peace and prosperity forever. Such a beautiful country.

  • @jaitipnirvana7753

    @jaitipnirvana7753

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you my friend

  • @bobbyshaheen1338

    @bobbyshaheen1338

    Жыл бұрын

    Much ❤ from your closest neighboring country The Republic of wonderful Indonesia 🇮🇩🇹🇭

  • @user-ci9ci6df9x

    @user-ci9ci6df9x

    Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful country , but now controlled by dictator and monarchy Thai people got bad qualityof life

  • @claudiofernando1678

    @claudiofernando1678

    Жыл бұрын

    No it is not

  • @judefernandez827

    @judefernandez827

    Жыл бұрын

    He means he likes the Thai women lol

  • @davidwarburton2915
    @davidwarburton2915 Жыл бұрын

    The best stand up fighting art on Earth comes from Thailand. The only way to beat a good Muay Thai fighter is to grapple them. You aren’t going to outstrike them. Muay Thai is something else.

  • @pongsutav
    @pongsutav Жыл бұрын

    This explanation is more concise and comprehensive than my childhood textbook.

  • @myvisilver7110
    @myvisilver71102 жыл бұрын

    Once you step in Thailand you feel the peace aura.🙏

  • @user-hy8lo8qi7g
    @user-hy8lo8qi7g2 жыл бұрын

    I'm Thai and i want to share some siamese perspective here. (You forget Russian)It's true that Siam will be a perfect buffer for two empires but Siam actually thought that it will be a disaster if they came to an agreement, so the king RamaV went on European tour in order to establish some friendly relationship as such Russian and it work. The map showed in RamaVI isn't correct as we already lost the western of Cambodia to FIC in 1907 as well as some today northern Malaysia to British empire in 1909 which were all happen in RamaV regime.

  • @samanrakdee185

    @samanrakdee185

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Welcome to Buddha's Teachings Theravada in Thailand

  • @samanrakdee185

    @samanrakdee185

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Welcome to Buddha's Teachings in Video shown the old Siamese Kingdom

  • @namelessfearless1795

    @namelessfearless1795

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grandwonder5858 khmer​ is allien

  • @jood7989

    @jood7989

    2 жыл бұрын

    คุณพูดถูก

  • @Gun_Z1st

    @Gun_Z1st

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am thai

  • @telsurrey1
    @telsurrey1 Жыл бұрын

    It’s ironic that the movie 'The King and I' was banned in Thailand, not because of the story, but because it failed to show how progressive the country was. This was illustrated in a scene where the King was using chop-sticks to eat his meal. He was appalled that people should think that he was so backwards that he didn’t use a knife, fork and spoon. This aspect was totally lost in this film.

  • @isuruaravinda9651
    @isuruaravinda9651 Жыл бұрын

    Good video, thanks 👍👍

  • @koru-ds3gh
    @koru-ds3gh2 жыл бұрын

    I just realise how cool we were -as Thai ภูมิใจในยุคก่อนของประเทศเรา

  • @sayonara.7117

    @sayonara.7117

    2 жыл бұрын

    รัสเซียช่วยล้วนๆ ล่าอณานิคมจนเหนื่อยเลยแพ้ไทย

  • @vilecreature5801

    @vilecreature5801

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes I agree. Me, as a guy whose country colonized by lots of imperialist nations, can say that you guys are indeed the coolest.

  • @Phillips_284

    @Phillips_284

    22 күн бұрын

    British/Thai here!!! My mum is thai ...I'm glad that we weren't colonized. Our king was much smarter than most.

  • @dan_was_here9328
    @dan_was_here93282 жыл бұрын

    Britain and France: I will colonise you because you are barbarian. Siam: Well, you cant call us barbarian if we modernise!

  • @jimmyconstantjr
    @jimmyconstantjr Жыл бұрын

    This is impressive 👏 wtg Thailand even in 2022! 🇹🇭

  • @TheJoshua7820
    @TheJoshua78208 ай бұрын

    What do you call the music at the very start of the video

  • @MN-zg7fi
    @MN-zg7fi2 жыл бұрын

    Much respect to Thailand for their history. Although the monarchy is a darkly different beast today, I admire their historic role of playing the Europeans against each other. Their history is very Game-of-Thrones-y lol

  • @walx274

    @walx274

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would say the played the Europeans against each other The french and British could of easily colonised all of Thailand with ease if they wanted , it’s just that the Siamese just offered to be a neutral buffer , the two colonial powers accepted

  • @asherif3893

    @asherif3893

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@walx274 they swooned them with their lady boy actions both the french and English couldn't refuse

  • @adryannthedefender701

    @adryannthedefender701

    2 жыл бұрын

    Many respect from Romania, we had almost the same issues with our neighbours(not all). We used our sorroundings as advantage against our enemies.

  • @aimanmarzuqi4804

    @aimanmarzuqi4804

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do respect them for maintaining their independence, however I still find it hard to forgive them for conquering and annexing Pattani, a sovereign Malay kingdom that in an alternate reality would have joined the nation of Malaysia in independence. Even today many Malay Pattani reminisce and are still nostalgic about their independence from Thailand. In fact if it wasn't for the British my father who came from the state of Perlis in Malaysia would still be a Thai citizen today, since Thailand used to conquer over all the northern Malay states in Malaysia today. So yeah good for Thailand that they maintained independence, but don't think they are just some innocent state in South East Asia. They can be just as imperialistic as the Europeans.

  • @MN-zg7fi

    @MN-zg7fi

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aimanmarzuqi4804 I completely understand. The Thai monarchy, overall, has a very dark autocratic history. They are not without sin, historically. Thus, me comparing them to GoT lol

  • @ZadokthePriest11
    @ZadokthePriest112 жыл бұрын

    Japan: Join us. Thailand: HELL YES War is over Allies: Didn't you like join the war on Japanese side? Thailand: Yes but also no. But more no. Allies: OK. understandable. have a nice day.

  • @lio.p

    @lio.p

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pull out the Uno reverse card 💀

  • @ferriswalcc

    @ferriswalcc

    2 жыл бұрын

    japan wanted thailand to join them and declare war on usa so we agreed to avoid colonization but the people who were meant to declare war on usa who were in usa didnt agree with it and didnt declare war

  • @KBA2K1023

    @KBA2K1023

    Жыл бұрын

    You never know that those people are part of that...so they will never colonize or punish. If is then the King sure is cunning, sacrifice people and risk the country for the future.

  • @ZadokthePriest11

    @ZadokthePriest11

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KBA2K1023 Nah, they ended up with an economic blooming, being guilt free and no reparation as added bonuses.

  • @RockwellAIM65

    @RockwellAIM65

    Жыл бұрын

    Switzerland was technically neutral during the war but... Well, yes Thailand was on a different scale in terms of collaboration but their borders were porous so it's easy to understand how they tried to deal with WW2. Am pretty sure England, France, and the US understood that.

  • @dawnkamwongsa1729
    @dawnkamwongsa1729 Жыл бұрын

    Thailand is the land of peace 🙏🙏🙏

  • @fredysanmiguel4488
    @fredysanmiguel4488 Жыл бұрын

    I live in Thailand for many years one of the reasons they teach the kids at school is that Thailand is so powerful that nobody could conquer them jajajajaj interesting video I love History

  • @thanhoan2259
    @thanhoan22592 жыл бұрын

    i really love this video and the quality of this one is much better than the previous videos

  • @TCBumby
    @TCBumby2 жыл бұрын

    As a Thai you did an amazing job in explaining everything! Having said that, the final map of Thailand at the end is not accurate at all. The French took a cambodia as well.

  • @chamnap2990

    @chamnap2990

    2 жыл бұрын

    You mean, Thailand is what used to be territory of the Khmer(Cambodia) empire. Modern day Thai were once mostly Khmer. This is why Thai language are almost identical to Khmer. When Siam invaded Khmer, the people and territory became part of Siam. Ancient temples in Thailand were built by Khmer, not by Siam. Cambodian can read the writing on their temples. Can Thai read the writing on their temple? I doubt it. To make my common short, Thailand and Cambodia should be brothers of peace and love, not sworn enemies as it has proven throughout history. Cambodia is struggling to fight 2 foes of the east(Vietnam) and west(Thailand) who always wait for an opportunity to take more territory from Cambodia. South Vietnam was also part of Khmer(Cambodia) territory until 1949 when the French signed away that territory to Vietnam. Vietnam ambition is to take the remaining land of Cambodia through various deceptive political manuveur means, if it can't take by military forces. Vietnam has already conquered Laos, covertly. If and when Cambodia become part of Vietnam, Thailand is not safe from Vietnam's ambition. So Thailand, you will meet your match when that time come. Cambodia won't be the nation you will be fighting, it's Vietnam that you'll be fight with. As for now, it would be wise for Thailand and Cambodia to be very close tie economically and militarily for ones national interest.

  • @Cosmo_On_my_PAwZ

    @Cosmo_On_my_PAwZ

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chamnap2990 yes👍

  • @papijay4463

    @papijay4463

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chamnap2990 Vietnam is not going to invade Cambodia you will be fine.

  • @mtha7796

    @mtha7796

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chamnap2990 Do you have any scientific evidence for linkage of Angor Wat and Khmer people nowadays? Khmer history is written by the French who come to SEA region in the 16th century, not the 7th century.

  • @mtha7796

    @mtha7796

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chamnap2990 it would be wise for Thailand and Cambodia to be very close tie economically and militarily for ones national interest. ----> Thais don't know much about Khmer. For me as a Thai, I don't even know any single of Khmer singers or actors! It's Khmer like watching Thai drama, even your princess can speak Thai. Khmer monks always come to learn Bali in Thailand. It's Thai monks help spread Theravada Buddhism across the world. And Hun Sen is Vietnam's puppet.

  • @WellOilBeefHooked
    @WellOilBeefHooked Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks, The Thai word for westerner "farang" comes from the french word "francaise" which means french or France. Thai pronounciation causes them to pronounce it f-a-rang-set. It originally referred to the french but over time has been abbreviated to farang and refers to any westerner. It is not at all racist.

  • @WellOilBeefHooked

    @WellOilBeefHooked

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Makmak-yf4dt You are wrong

  • @WellOilBeefHooked

    @WellOilBeefHooked

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AmiNotAmi You are clueless. You have created a fictional story that appeals to you but it is total nonsense. Be gone you fool.

  • @pla9012

    @pla9012

    Ай бұрын

    Have never heard this til right now, even having lived here in Thailand for 20 years. Interesting. Indeed I know elderly issan residents that have been both Khmer and Thai ruled as the borders ebb n dlowes. One once said she would teach me to count to ten in Khmer ..in, duex, trios, cinq....lol was interesting day

  • @NWOilluminatiNWO

    @NWOilluminatiNWO

    Ай бұрын

    Farang (Persian: فرنگ) is a Persian word that originally referred to the Franks, refer to Europeans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang Siamese people (Thai) call it after a Persian merchant. who were the first to trade with Siam. (Since the Ayutthaya period)

  • @jolenesugarti3989

    @jolenesugarti3989

    17 күн бұрын

    I thought it came from "foreign"??

  • @august71g
    @august71g5 ай бұрын

    Thanks.For knowledge.

  • @senseijoe8.292
    @senseijoe8.2922 жыл бұрын

    WOW! Thailand was really good at coming up with workable strategies that helped the country.

  • @GrikWorldNomad
    @GrikWorldNomad2 жыл бұрын

    Born in the US, King Bhumibol (RIP, a remarkable leader), also spent many years in Lausanne and environs in Switzerland, forging close international relationships in those countries that helped the development of Thailand.

  • @tonymeesup2952

    @tonymeesup2952

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, King Rama 9 (King Bhumibol) was the Grandson of King Chulalongkorn but I think one of the most important thing it was about education. He decided to send many of his children to study in Europe such as UK, France, Germany or Russia and also USA to let his children learn about what do the european like or think or even the mentality or I can say that to learn the strengths & weaknesses of those countries and in the same time to bulid up the relationship with them because since many of Thai princes were studied in their countries and many of them used to enter into European Military Services. So that's why we have never been colonized by the European since our Princes educated from European countries.

  • @RIRI-el6xm

    @RIRI-el6xm

    Жыл бұрын

    Pas que Lausanne, Neuchâtel de mémoire aussi Sa femme était la fille de l’Ambassadeur de France. Il venait sauvant à Paris la rencontrer. Les deux étant des francophones avertie. Paix à son Âme, il nous manque. j'ai beaucoup d'amis Thaï très affecté par sa mort (dont ma femme)

  • @iwanadicandra3509
    @iwanadicandra3509 Жыл бұрын

    Sejarah di kenang sepanjang masa 👍

  • @patrickhebenstreit3824
    @patrickhebenstreit3824 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @LorolinAstori
    @LorolinAstori2 жыл бұрын

    Cool place. Jts a testament to themselves they were able to maintain their independence. One of my favorite places.

  • @thboy1037
    @thboy10372 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making a video about Thai history. By the way, there are many points that you should add in the video. 1. The Modernization process of Siam began duing the reign of King Rama IV or King Mongkut, King Chulalongkorn's father. During his monkhood, he learned English and many Western Knowledge from American missionary, so he learned that the world geopolitics was changed and Siam had to adapt to survive. After he became King, he began the modernization in Siam by many ways, such as adapting some Western styles, hiring foreigners to teach his children, including King Chulalongkorn, English and other modern knowledge, and sending students to study aboard. The process was continued by King Chulalongkorn. 2. Another factor was the Russo - Siamese alliance. King Chulalongkorn and Tsar Nicholas II were close friend and their alliance was another factor to make Siam survived. 3. In the Reign of King Rama IV, Siam signed the Bowring Treaty with the British. This treaty took Siam to the modern global trade and economy. The name of the Treaty was taken from Sir John Bowring, the Governor of Hong Kong who was the British representative in the signing of the Treaty.

  • @707arnie

    @707arnie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just like the movie, The king and I.

  • @thboy1037

    @thboy1037

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@707arnie The King and I or Anna and the King of Siam is partly fictional. It is the novel by Margaret Landon. She adapted the story from two of Anna's books, the English Governess in the Siamese Court, and A Romance of the Harem.

  • @user-rl8pp3wc1r

    @user-rl8pp3wc1r

    Жыл бұрын

    I think England&France fear Otto Von Bismarck(Germany)

  • @randymcneely4983

    @randymcneely4983

    Жыл бұрын

    @@707arnie "et cetera, et cetera, ET CETERA!"

  • @Cromwelldunbar

    @Cromwelldunbar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@707arnie and Yul Bruner?

  • @mc_chayakorn0202
    @mc_chayakorn0202Күн бұрын

    I’m Thai and what I’ve learned in the school. They said that King Rama V modernized Siam to be what it is today because of how European called Siam’s administrative system to be outdated. And it’s quite correct on what you said

  • @Siam_melon_50
    @Siam_melon_50 Жыл бұрын

    Other: territory more important than nation Thailand: nation inpencedent and population important than territory

  • @AcaciaDolce

    @AcaciaDolce

    Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't say the population was more important. For the Thai rulers, the most important thing is their hold of power. They are always ready to sacrifice some population and other things to make sure that they are still in charge.

  • @natdanainachan8762

    @natdanainachan8762

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AcaciaDolce Agree. Conflicts back then were less about the welfare of the population and more about power struggles between political elites.

  • @darkangelw8472
    @darkangelw84722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, for teaching me about my native culture. I was adopted from Thailand by Swedish parents when I was six weeks old

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge63162 жыл бұрын

    Nicely informative video. Explains nicely how these people stayed independent. Good for them.

  • @EliasBac
    @EliasBac Жыл бұрын

    These were the most interesting 12minutes of my day 🥲 Subscribed

  • @philoso377
    @philoso37711 ай бұрын

    Deep rain forest with hot and humid weather less moderated by sea wind, plus mountainous terrain.

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha Жыл бұрын

    So Thailand is basically like, “I know exactly what colonisation does. We’ll do it to ourselves so you don’t have to.”

  • @guss51229
    @guss512292 жыл бұрын

    You forgot to mention one of the main points which is the relationship between the Chakri dynasty and the Romanov dynasty.

  • @d.brionebey9711

    @d.brionebey9711

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right ! That's why I asked my dear Thai amiga to check out this doc . Want the stinking bloody truth and full history . She taught me how to cook excellent squid !

  • @maidenhunter8363

    @maidenhunter8363

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@d.brionebey9711 ????

  • @persepolis80

    @persepolis80

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes , the Romanov dynasty (Tsar Nicholas II ) is the cousin to King George V of England.

  • @paulrath7764
    @paulrath77642 жыл бұрын

    Like Japan, they realized isolation wasn't possible and the world was being run by European/Western civilization, so they adapted.

  • @duckyjoel5373

    @duckyjoel5373

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@3phistory701 *looks at Nagasaki* yea...about that...

  • @Clee-os6pv

    @Clee-os6pv

    2 жыл бұрын

    Japan got colonized? It has Red, White, and Blue troops and bases in Japan.

  • @eskerbth8266

    @eskerbth8266

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@3phistory701 It’s okay, we’re lazy. Just smile and the tourists will come. At least we can lie about our struggles and be kinda happy.

  • @Clee-os6pv

    @Clee-os6pv

    2 жыл бұрын

    +@@3phistory701 : Not in WW 2! When Japan? Was the bad guy and villain that attacked China and took Manchuria in 1931. Also who committed many many war crimes against the Chinese like the Nanking massacre in 1937. They also did a lot of shit against Korea when Japan fully colonized her.

  • @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    @mynameistoohardtospell7195

    2 жыл бұрын

    We can't and will never isolate ourself from other countries because we'll be crush by China if we dared to block the way.

  • @ttubtawee
    @ttubtawee Жыл бұрын

    Could you please do more about the land that lose during colonization on the south of Thailand.

  • @nyizaw8335
    @nyizaw83355 ай бұрын

    Thailand is smart. They have many coups but the military doesn't hurt the nation. Unlike Myanmar.

  • @danirey425
    @danirey4252 жыл бұрын

    Basically it kept the peace.

  • @legoworksstudios1

    @legoworksstudios1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a Civ 6 reference to Teddy Roosevelt. But still, its a good strategy on Thailand's part. Resist and be crushed or talk things through and reorganize/westernize.

  • @Anonymous-cm8jy

    @Anonymous-cm8jy

    2 жыл бұрын

    There was no big incentive to colonize Siam as it was already willing to listen and get along with Europeans for most part to avoid colonization & conflict altough some of it did got conquerored but rest remained as buffer state.

  • @user-vo6ec7hk4u

    @user-vo6ec7hk4u

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do not think that pepole in Central Africa have ever broke the peace.... It was the Europeans who have huuuuge greed to exploit everything they see 😒😒😒

  • @ghostagent3552

    @ghostagent3552

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Peace" you say.... I sure wonder what had been going on since its beginnings all the way ro nowadays...

  • @Anonymous-cm8jy

    @Anonymous-cm8jy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-vo6ec7hk4u bs

  • @antorseax9492
    @antorseax94922 жыл бұрын

    1:18 Indochina is the Peninsula, the French colonies had the name of 'French Indochina' because it was the French controlled part of the peninsula

  • @Dragonite_Tom

    @Dragonite_Tom

    2 жыл бұрын

    And it lies between India and China, hence Indo-China

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dragonite_Tom try explaining that to China, who think it's just "south China" provinces who've gained too much autonomy.

  • @user-iz3gv5vo6b

    @user-iz3gv5vo6b

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arthas640 What are you talking about? When did China "think" that? Show us a single instance of China claiming Thailand, Cambodia or even Laos,

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-iz3gv5vo6b belt and road Initiative, repeated invasions of Vietnam, backing the Khmer rouge, backing the north vietnamese, backing the laotian communist party, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the qing, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the ming, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the yuan, backing the various military dictatorships of myanmar... they didnt formally slap a "China" label on the map but they have a looooooong history of dominating the region and trying but out foreign influence and trade in favor of solely dealing with China. They've treated the region the same as the british treated the princely states of India or like the US treating the native Americans: they call them sovereign nations while ensuring near total dominance.

  • @vimic9507

    @vimic9507

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dragonite_Tom I thought the Indo was for the Indomalaya islands

  • @afriend6952
    @afriend6952 Жыл бұрын

    Good content. On Thailand, how did it avoid invasion and occupation by the Japanese during WW2?

  • @dinowarchine6184

    @dinowarchine6184

    Жыл бұрын

    we ally them.

  • @BALLY-B

    @BALLY-B

    2 ай бұрын

    Japan wanted to expel France and England from East Asia. And Thailand wanted the territory that France and England occupied back...so they decided to help Japan attack England and France...and they got their revenge. Because Germany was an ally of Japan, attacked and occupied France 🤣

  • @MyThaiEdit
    @MyThaiEdit Жыл бұрын

    Thailand was smart about it's decisions.

  • @vattghern257
    @vattghern2572 жыл бұрын

    That was very interesting to watch

  • @homegirlsuccess
    @homegirlsuccess2 жыл бұрын

    our beloved King Rama 5 is our one hell of a king that got us through so much of those hard times. This is the example of a true King!

  • @someguyonyt2831

    @someguyonyt2831

    2 жыл бұрын

    And he also abolished Slavery in Thailand. What a great king.

  • @anactivethaibuddy4287

    @anactivethaibuddy4287

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea! Our king is so awesome!

  • @TL123_

    @TL123_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@someguyonyt2831 He stopped the practice of hunting for slaves within the ethnic minority populations in the mountains and in neighboring countries. It's now a new type of slavery.

  • @MichaelWite19
    @MichaelWite192 жыл бұрын

    I have wondered this for a long time!

  • @ayush-lf8fi

    @ayush-lf8fi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mee too

  • @paulapana6241

    @paulapana6241

    2 жыл бұрын

    So have I!

  • @TheSunMoon

    @TheSunMoon

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, while I had to learn it (history lesson) in secondary school😪

  • @vabshow7169

    @vabshow7169

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKpkm7Wjgqrbj8Y.html

  • @CharDhue

    @CharDhue

    2 жыл бұрын

    If u see the colonial map, Thailand obviously used as a buffer

  • @bobbyb9258
    @bobbyb92582 жыл бұрын

    King of Siam : Who are those invaders West and East? Councellor : Britain and France, they have been at war for the last 800 years King of Siam : Well shit.

  • @au5025
    @au5025 Жыл бұрын

    Please do Tonga next ❤

  • @Mdafra
    @Mdafra2 жыл бұрын

    I’m Thai & I greatly admire ur vid.....it’d be more fun if u’d have depicted more about how we lost territories to the French and Brits and diplomatic things that we played with the German and Russian...

  • @TONYCGG
    @TONYCGG2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such a great informative video. Most of Thai history doest note this info in the Thai History standard edition which mostly noted that Thai has been attack by the British and French without concrete cause and motivation.

  • @TheBcvg2002
    @TheBcvg200211 ай бұрын

    I lived near Chonburi for about 6 months, just SE of Bangkok. Thais are incredible, hard working people who are proud of the fact that they were never colonized. They continue to develop and while they still have a lot of poverty related issues, they really have done a good job of making incomes more fair though they still have a ways to go. As do we all.

  • @ggsting8708

    @ggsting8708

    9 ай бұрын

    poverty of the Thai people really You need to look deeper into that detail. Thais they may not have more money. But are they happy? ... In Thailand, we are not a country with a lot of money. But Thai people in the other provinces are happy in their own way. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to stay in that city. If the people of the city were poor and staring at committing crimes Thailand has not much money due to the bad economic situation all over the world. But we wouldn't be as heavy as Kensington Street in Philadelphia.

  • @TheBcvg2002

    @TheBcvg2002

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ggsting8708 well, I saw a lot of desperation in the people there. Women throw themselves at Westerners not because they like us necessarily but because they are trying to escape crushing poverty (especially in Isan) and they see no other way out. While I was there for 5 months I had 12 women try to initiate a relationship with me and I did not take any of them up on it. They all wanted money. They didn't know what love is because this is living like a leech, not love. Desperation causes this. I never saw this in Europe (I lived in Sweden for 8 years and have been all over Europe, I speak 4 languages) or in the Americas. One can see this a bit in Mexico but not nearly as much as in Thailand. The reason? Poverty. The reasons that the Thai women gave me: Thai men cheat too much and do not work, taking money from the women. Thai women often would tell me that they assume that I will treat them well because I am not a Thai man. This is poverty, my friend. I wish you well.

  • @TheBcvg2002

    @TheBcvg2002

    9 ай бұрын

    Oh, I was also going by economic measures such as the GINI coefficient- it shows that there is a growing middle class in Thailand. More women are graduating from college. Your rates of education are improving. All positives.

  • @ggsting8708

    @ggsting8708

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheBcvg2002 May be it's about having a foreign partner is a strange belief that having children half westerner will make them good looking face... Or else, I think you are attractive to those women :) , by the way in Chonburi, especially Pattaya. There are many foreigners to live. A lot of employment It's not strange that you will find a lot of choice and women who need your money.

  • @TheBcvg2002

    @TheBcvg2002

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ggsting8708 it was strange for me because I am used to having a relationship with a woman who works and supports herself. There, they all wanted a relationship AND money at the same time so of course I said no. It's due to poverty, as I have said.

  • @vanmalaphongsavan1331
    @vanmalaphongsavan13315 ай бұрын

    , Thank you for history

  • @BuzzSargent
    @BuzzSargent2 жыл бұрын

    That was clear and to the point. Very good show! The French in Vietnam and how Laos and Cambodia developed would be a great extension of this video. Also, I think it important so to understand why Vietnam is what it is today.

  • @Urlocallordandsavior
    @Urlocallordandsavior2 жыл бұрын

    Very much enjoyed the detailed Paknam Incident stuff, though I would have like to have seen the Siamese gunboats that you mentioned, plus the second fort involved in the incident (Phi Suea Samut Fort (*Butterfly Coast Fort)), a bit further inland than the fort by the sea shown in the animation (Phra Chulachomklao Fort (Chulalongkorn's Fort (not too certain about that translation)), and the missing Siamese gunboats and the other French gunboat you mentioned but weren't animated. Also would like to mention how the Thai border with French Indochina in what is Cambodia at the end is off, since Western Cambodia was ceded to France in 1909, along with the Western Mekong bank in Siamese Laos that you shown, also Siamese territory in Northern Malaysia that was ceded to Britain in the same year, forming the present Thai-Malaysia border today. Regardless, good well-detailed video on Thai history.

  • @jym2r

    @jym2r

    Жыл бұрын

    phi suea means butterfly not tiger

  • @Urlocallordandsavior

    @Urlocallordandsavior

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jym2r My bad.

  • @IamKritCOOL
    @IamKritCOOL Жыл бұрын

    this made me cry....

  • @IamKritCOOL

    @IamKritCOOL

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn't even need to watch this video love ร.5

  • @yadanuch8620
    @yadanuch8620 Жыл бұрын

    I’m thai I think it’s the great explanation of “ thai” we love peacefulness, we are chill and like “ come on let’s make it easy easy na “

  • @azreeyusof4139
    @azreeyusof41392 жыл бұрын

    Thailand also ceded some territories in the south to British Malaya, which eventually become part of Malaysia.

  • @johnwein9125
    @johnwein9125 Жыл бұрын

    ..Thailand is the "Switzerland" of Asia ...and Thailand have a very good army and strong Kingdom and they know to talk in peace 😊🙏

  • @Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater
    @Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater Жыл бұрын

    When pronouncing most transliterated Thai words, pronounce them with a UK accent to make them sound closer to the way they sound in Thai. This is true because the transliteration was mainly done by the Brits. If you see a name ending in korn or porn they are pronounced kawn and pawn as a Brit would say them. Words transliterated with an ending r like lard nar is pronounced lawd naw (laht nah) the r’s in this case aren’t pronounced but make the preceding vowel sound longer.

  • @xeuoe1249
    @xeuoe1249 Жыл бұрын

    I'm Indian northeastern My relatives are from Thai... And I'm descendant of thai

  • @haha-eg8fj
    @haha-eg8fj2 жыл бұрын

    How do you make the cloud fading effect before revealing the map at the beginning? It was so cool.

  • @priestpeace219
    @priestpeace2192 жыл бұрын

    The concept of Nation State was completely new to the region. Yes, prior to the arrival of Western Imperialists, all 3 Laotian Kingdoms, Cambodia and a few Malay Sultanates in the southern part of the peninsular were under the "protection" of Bangkok's court. But they all were vassal states in the loose form. All of them retained pretty much also all authority in their own domains. That's why it was even took that long for the Thai government to hand over those lands to the French and British in return for something that ones might considered a petty exchanges.

  • @BhumwitPhuimart
    @BhumwitPhuimart Жыл бұрын

    The final map in the end of the video isn’t correct. Siam loses more territories, one is the east (Seam reap, Battambang and Sisophon in Cambodia nowadays.) to French Indo-China and the another in the south (Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia) to British Malaya. Actually, the territories those Siam losses isn’t the part of the Siam Kingdom. They are just the colonies of Siam and they also have their own king or leader. And in this situation, Siam forced Chiangmai and Pattanee to get the annexation to become part of The Kingdom of Siam and transform to Kingdom of Thailand as you see as in the current map.

  • @khamphatsouvannaphim3270

    @khamphatsouvannaphim3270

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you know which country Isan belong to in history ?is it belong to Laos or Siam ?

  • @dussaneekhengpimon625

    @dussaneekhengpimon625

    Жыл бұрын

    @@khamphatsouvannaphim3270 Isaan has a ruler Hundreds of years old Lan Xang Kingdom reign of King Chaisettha Great, the Kingdom of Lan Xang is vast and expansive. Covering Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Northeast of Thailand, some Burma. After the end of King Chai Settha, the Lan Xang Kingdom declined, Northeast, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai were independent. There would be governors of each province as their own.

  • @ellesomeelse7343

    @ellesomeelse7343

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually, it's not Thai yet. The King of Siam was just trying to claim it. It is said that the place belongs to Thailand. But in fact it's not.

  • @kimmykung33

    @kimmykung33

    4 ай бұрын

    It's been Thai since Thonburi. The establishment of Lanna occurred after the King of Thonburi restored Lanna. Because Lanna was captured by the Burmese and brought people to Burma. Chiang Mai became a ghost city. The King of Thonburi then sent people from Lamphun to live and build a city in Chiang Mai. Created the Chiang Mai dynasty as provincial governors. until the change of government Bangkok King Appointing the Mayor of Chiang Mai to be the king ruling Chiang Mai Can make everything like a king That is not to keep Lanna isolated. But in order to prevent Lanna from joining with Burma. Hundreds of years have passed British ruled Burma You guys aren't Lanna people anyway. But they will become a minority if they merge with Burma. You are not Burmese. Because you guys have your own language. Malaysia side used to belong to Siam Same as Cambodia Because there was a contract between England, France and Thailand, if not Thailand There is no need to make a contract. The fact that they are a new country because It is part of divide and rule. But they can't rule them. Two countries are too stupid Two countries refuse to change religions. Too much money spent on development and not beneficial They got something valuable. These are gems, diamonds, jewelry, and ancient objects in museums. including oil and other resources.

  • @kimmykung33

    @kimmykung33

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ellesomeelse7343 I don't see any advantages for Lanna not being Thailand. Do you think that if Lanna wasn't Thailand, would you guys have a university? Do you guys have a culture? Will you guys be able to learn and speak Lanna? You must speak English, Burmese or Chinese. There is no lottery for soldiers. You guys will be holding guns to shoot your opponents for the next 300 years or longer. You guys can't open a gay bar. There is no Loi Krathong. There is no local outfit.