Sukhothai Kingdom

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In 1238, a group of Central Thai peoples led by a local mueang chief, Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao, rebelled against the governor at Sukhodaya and established Sukhothai as an independent Thai state.

Establishment

January 1239: Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao was a local mueang chief who led a group of Central Thai peoples in rebelling against the governor at Sukhodaya in 1238. This led to the establishment of Sukhothai as an independent Thai state.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1258: King Ramkhamhaeng expanded his kingdom to include bordering cities, leading to the Sukhothai Kingdom covering the entire upper valley of the Chao Phraya River by the end of his reign in 1257.

January 1271: By 1270, Sukhothai covered the entire upper valley of the Chao Phraya River.

January 1299: Ban Mueang and Ram Khamhaeng the Great expanded Sukhothai beyond the borders established by their father. They conquered the Mandala kingdoms of Suvarnabhumi and Tambralinga.

January 1299: To the south, Ramkamhaeng subjugated the kingdom of Supannabhum and Sri Thamnakorn (Tambralinga).

January 1301: By the beginning of the fourteenth century, Sukhothai controlled most of present-day Thailand.

January 1302: In the 14th century CE, King Ram Khamhaeng the Great (c.1239 - 1317) of Sukhothai, occupied Patani.

January 1320: In 1319 the Lan Na Kingdom, established by Mon people, broke away from the Sukothai Kingdom.

January 1320: Martaban in the west broke away from the Sukhothai Kingdom.

January 1320: Uttaradit and the Lao kingdoms of Muang Sua and Vieng Chan Vieng Kham (present-day Vientiane) liberated themselves from their Sukhothai overlords.

January 1322: In 1321, King Mangrai of the Lan Na Kingdom took control of Tak, an ancient town that was previously under the rule of the Sukhothai Kingdom. This marked a significant shift in power dynamics in the region during that time.

January 1322: In 1321, Lan Na annexed Tak.

January 1351: King Uthong and King Ramathibodi I founded Ayutthaya in 1350. King Uthong was the first king of Ayutthaya, while King Ramathibodi I was the founder of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. They named the city after Ayodhya, a sacred city in India.