the old name of Thailand country is SIAM,so I'd like to know why Thailand has to change the name of their country?why they have change from Siam to Thailand??
2006-09-03 03:47:05 · 9 answers · asked by Noot 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
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2006-09-03 03:51:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mohamed Sanad 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Siam Country
2016-10-04 23:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by soules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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whyThailand country change name from ''SIAM'' to Thailand?
the old name of Thailand country is SIAM,so I'd like to know why Thailand has to change the name of their country?why they have change from Siam to Thailand??
2016-02-07 21:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thailand means "land of the free", and throughout its 800-year history, Thailand can boast the distinction of being the only country in Southeast Asia never to have been colonized.
During the reign of King Prajadhipok, (1925-1935), Thailand changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. The king abdicated in 1933 and was succeeded by his nephew, King Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946). The country's name was changed from Siam to Thailand with the advent of a democratic government in 1939.
2006-09-03 03:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Former Name Of Thailand
2016-12-12 16:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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whyThailand country change name from ''SIAM'' to Thailand?
the old name of Thailand country is SIAM,so I'd like to know why Thailand has to change the name of their country?why they have change from Siam to Thailand??
2015-08-06 16:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned from Thai literature class when I was in undergrad. My teacher told me that it changed Thailand after they have contacts with European countries. Thais are impressed by European countries and they change the name to be liked European countries such as England, Ireland, Finland, Greenland, Holland...
Do you notice that there is no other country in Asia with the name "land"? Another thing is do you observe about Thai flag which looks like flags from European countries. Thai flag has five strips which looks like European countries' flags such as Italy, Holland, France and so on..And again you will rarely see the same pattern of flag in Asian countries.
So I can say that they change their name and flag in order to look like European country.
2006-09-04 01:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by answers4u 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
good answers have been given. good question also. i have been to thailand 4 times and never thought to ask that same question.
2006-09-03 16:26:18 · answer #8 · answered by crackalac 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, learn something new. Guess this shows that the Thais are proud of being who they are and not what others perceive them as.
2006-09-03 20:42:48 · answer #9 · answered by peanutz 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8769/Siam2tai.htm
Basically Europeans called it Siam and the natives never did. So they changed it when they could.
2006-09-03 03:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋