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Ayutthaya

1350-1767 CE · Thailand

Ayutthaya became a powerful riverine capital linking Tai statecraft, regional warfare and cosmopolitan trade before its destruction by a Burmese army in 1767.

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How the setting appeared

Palaces, monasteries, stupas, canals, markets, foreign quarters and timber neighborhoods occupied an island among rivers.

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How people lived

Thai, Mon, Khmer, Chinese, Malay, Persian, Japanese, European and other communities lived under unequal court and labor systems.

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How people worked

Rice transport, boatbuilding, ceramics, metalwork, diplomacy, taxation and elephant-supported logistics sustained the city.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Theravada Buddhist institutions predominated while Muslim, Christian, Chinese and other communities maintained distinct worship.

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World-atlas stage: Oceanic empires
Region: Southeast Asia · Thailand
Languages and scripts: Thai; Pali; Khmer; Mon; Persian; Portuguese; Chinese varieties
Important people: Ramathibodi I; Naresuan; Narai
Events and changes: Ramathibodi I established Ayutthaya as a royal capital in 1350 or 1351 CE according to the conventional chronology.; Ayutthaya expanded its authority through diplomacy, trade and warfare across the 15th and 16th centuries CE.; King Narai's reign, 1656-1688 CE, intensified diplomatic and commercial relations with Asian and European states.; A Burmese army captured and devastated Ayutthaya in April 1767 CE, ending the kingdom's capital phase.; Surviving ruins preserve monumental institutions, but most timber homes and commercial quarters did not survive.
Evidence confidence: Strong ruins, maps and texts; much domestic timber fabric was lost, and the image is a broader hydraulic-city scene.

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Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

The local map uses modern coastlines only for orientation. The marker identifies this record's geographic anchor, not the full reach of a community or polity.

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Evidence register

Guides used for this record

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CIT-CORE-AYUTTHAYA

Ayutthaya: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/576/

whc.unesco.org

CIT-CORE136-AYUTTHAYA-FINE-ARTS

Ayutthaya Historical Park: History and Responsibilities

https://finearts.go.th/ayutthayahistoricalpark/categorie/history

Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture of Thailand

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