Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2021
- 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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Now it hs finally been colonized by 7-Eleven
Switzerland: We join no one.
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?
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.
Colonizer: I’m here to colonize Thailand
"If you can't beat them, join them" that's what basically happened
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!
I'm not Thai. But knowing that a fellow Asian nation withstand colonization makes me proud to be an Asian.
European colonies surround Siam.
So it’s kind of like, “If I become more like you, there’s no reason to attack!”
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.
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.
Siam: “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am”
Currently watching on a beach in Thailand, very good video
Great documentary. Very Accurate information.
Japan “rubs hands in delight “ Psst “ Hey Kid,
“But they never got Thailand”
I'm Thai, living in Canada.
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