Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which ...
Sukhothai was the first capital of the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand’s former name), in the 13th and 14th centuries, before it was conquered by Ayutthaya, which became the new capital in 1438.
In the 13th century, Tai speakers founded both the Ahom kingdom (in the Brahmaputra river valley) and the Sukhodaya or Sukhothai kingdom in the upper Yom river valley of present-day Thailand.
The ruins of the Sukhothai Kingdom, which date back to the 13th and 14th centuries, can be found in Sukhothai Historical Park in northern Thailand. Walking through the park will transport you to a ...