Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 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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It is so much amusing please keep it up this type of work please
Yeah same
Subtitles?
*-Powerful*
*European Century 1800s - 1920’s*
*American Century 1900’s - 2035’s*
*Asian Century 2035 - ????’s*
Switzerland: We join no one.
Thailand: We join *EVERYONE*
I’m Thai and I confirm this 😂😂😂
@@mrs.vendela5938 I‘m swiss and I confirm this.
I'm nothing and I confirm this.
I'm no one and I confirm this.
I’m noob and I confirm this.
Colonizer: I’m here to colonize Thailand
King: I went to Oxford
Colonizer: Oh I beg my pardon, I’m very sorry to interrupt you
British trade consulate "Your majesty, permit me to recommend a spiffing Governess, for the Royal Court of Siam, by the name of Anna Harriette Leonowens, and may I just say that you're the _spitting_ image of Yul Brynner" _bows_
lol
@@13thdukeofwybourne69 Et cetera, Et cetera, Et cetera.
@@13thdukeofwybourne69 you couldnt take down siam cuz the got many allies. UK was just USED is a shield. siam also go other allies from russian in asia in the past. its the political thing and if your a man of your word, you will never break the promise of the political contract or else other country will punish you like french and got defeated. its basically a polical system between the countries. like germany they suffered so years from paying fines
British Empire: Haha stupid Indochina country like Siam would never have a drip
The king out of nowhere from Oxford and a Supreme jacket: How do you do, fellow westerner
British Empire: *NVM false alarm, he actually got a drip*
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?
Let them fight. As for us, we live our lives. Crazy politicians quarreling, What does it have to do with normal people? As long as no bullets or bombs landed on pedestrians's heads. Whoever wants to fight with whoever? Fu.k it. And most Thai people's lives have not changed. Everyone still needs to eat. So we continue to work and earn money. And tourism generates a lot of income for the country. Thai people are easy to smile and have a service mind.
One can say the recurring coup is some what stable lol.
The coup d'état is all about talking secretly under the table and agreeing on benefits and power. But there wasn't a civil war. related to the public
นักการเมืองสร้างความขัดแย้ง เพื่อผลประโยชน์ส่วนตัว โดยไม่สนใจประเทศชาติ ทำไห้กองทัพต้องมาปกป้องความสงบ
Because almost every single coups are from the army, supported by the palace and the upper class. After the coup the people protested and got a somewhat democratic government for a while, until the army decided to take power again.
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!
"If you can't beat them, join them" that's what basically happened
@@1MillSaviour maybe by joining their way of governance and focus on technological and societal progress?
yup,thats how they get southern thai
@@freddy4603 that's not how things work yet at time, don't act like colonization is an innovation program. 😂😂
@@user-tv4ih2kq6r I see the miscommunication. OP didn't mean 'join them' as in 'get conquered by them' but as in 'copy their techniques'.
+ funnily enough, if you look at the results, colonization is an innovation program, since anyone who was colonized or colonization or had to deal with it was ingrained with a desire to modernize to defend themselves. So it's like an indirect & unintentional modernization program
@@freddy4603 well... the purpose of those innovations wasnt for the people of their colonies; it was to strengthen their colonial territories to maintain their grasp of power. It just so happen that these things were inherited to their colonies when they got their independence. Addition as well that its learned common practice, so aligning their political system and such will now be more suitable because it is formed already in that way. The idea is the colonies have to adapt to these changes, not their colonizers granting them some magical wishes.
So it wasnt all due to "colonization" rather the people who needs to adapt and survive in due of "colonization", that birthed to these innovations.
Nonetheless; my point is they "joined them" because they need to adapt, if they dont-theyll lose their sovereignity. They "join" adopt to offer negotation and submit to survive, not to be a some sort of business partner.
Colonizers doesnt stop colonizing, because youre acting like them. Colonizers will only think twice, if you can offer something interesting than your land-as luckily they still have the opportunity to do that.
So it’s kind of like, “If I become more like you, there’s no reason to attack!”
More like if they become de facto under British and French influence and do all the reforms they want then Siam won't get fully annexed. You can bet your Siamese cats that Siam was full of useful idiots for the Western powers after the reforms and sending the elites overseas to study.
Didn’t help the Cherokee. Siam could’ve been completely Westernized but it would’ve been all over if super valuable resources were found in Thailand or if there was a drive for European settlement. Of course that isn’t to discount the diplomatic efforts and strategic thinking of the Siamese themselves.
More like "I will colonize myself so you don't have to"
Actually more like "I will be like you but if you still attack me I will call your colonial rival for help". Japan was like "I will be like you and I will make my own colonial empire so you still get no ideas".
@@user_____M cope seth cope
I'm not Thai. But knowing that a fellow Asian nation withstand colonization makes me proud to be an Asian.
Iran?
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There is a difference between withstanding and avoiding colonization. They could never withstood an full scale invasion if the European powers really wanted to. Especially being surrounded by 2 to 3 European superpowers that could hit them from all sides and they have no allies as their neighbors all hate them so one will come to their aid. The European already got all the neighboring countries do they really need to take over every single damn country in the world. They avoiding it but making major concessions to the Brits the French. Like giving Laos to the French. That tis almost like losing before even fighting. If you were really a bad ass you will tell them to go home packing and how dare they even make threats to you. Yo don't negotiate and make deals with enemies who shouldn't even be there in the first place. The Thai people and country likes to brag they were never taken over. They don't tell you how they have to bend over and ass kissing to avoid being taken over. Same thing with the Japanese during WW2 to avoid being taken over by the Japanese. Guess you can say they were smart to avoid suffering a great loss of life and destruction from wars. They got lucky there were a buffer between two superpowers. If that wasn't the case they would have surely been taken over for sure. If the White man says I can said my ships anywhere I want in your waters and there a damn thing you can do about it then you are their b whether or not you admit it. Avoid a war be becoming more like your enemy and joining them. The Siamese became more European. The European didn't become more Siamese. They have already won when you have to be come more like them. Not saying it was a bad thing as it modernized Thailand however it should be a choice not by necessity. I will give it to them at least the leadership knew it couldn't[ withstand the European powers so they did the most prudent thing and that is to avoid a massacre. They try to be on the good grace of the European superpowers they did what they thought was best for them at the time.
I'm thai!!!
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.
Yes they were afraid but no one is afraid of Russia anymore
And we got a army of 7 11
@@mattjb9983 I disagree, even the US, they don’t dare to confront one on one to Russia. Booo
@@patmuzz2492 we don’t need to confront Russia one on one. Unlike Russia, the United States is friends with many powerful countries
Russia & China will take Thailand in 10 years cuz Thai people can’t fight.
Now it hs finally been colonized by 7-Eleven
CP Corporation for now
lmaoooooo this is the funniest thing ive read all week
Lol
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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.
The French always fear Russia after Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.
The Russians kept a watch on the British at the Black Sea and Crimea.
@@anyone1200 This is also why China was never fully colonized by the British. Up north the Russians could invade. Staying south, the British could still make profit off the Opium they sold.
@@taoist32 China is still too big to colonise as well, plus some terrains may make it difficult to move troops around
@@anyone1200 France and UK didn't "fear" Russia when they won the Crimean War. They didn't "fear" Russia when they built the good relations leading to what will be the Entente during WWI. They didn't "fear" Russia when UK fought proxy wars in Central Asia. Russia didn't impede colonialism in Asia and Russia wasn't a part of the equation when considering colonizing Siam. " He was a friend of the Tsar"... come on, you're talking about european leaders that were all cousins but fought WW1 anyway. Who cares about mondaine "friendship" when it comes to imperialism. I'm sure the Tour of Europe of Rama was a success but I'm not sure in the other hand that Auguste Pavie and his boys cared that much.
@@KarlSen i believe ww1 was a forced war for a certain type to reinstate a certain land with the treaty of Versailles
Currently watching on a beach in Thailand, very good video
*European colonies surround Siam.*
The King of Siam: "You know I'm something of a European myself."
Since when was Dafoe a king? 😂
That’s why I love king Rama v
@@sriuraimaleewongse6790 Everywhere, Kind V and King IX photos as you know krap. Pum rak Ratait Thai mach mach!
The King of Siam: "I'm on my knees and pleasing you in every way! Please don't kill my people and take my power away from me! Just do what you want with Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam! They have what you need! We have nothing!"
@@grandwonder5858 They did what they had to do to get by and such is life. In the end, it seems to have been the best choice.
Siam: “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am”
Ladyboy "lie about your gender" land is not one to judge.
but austria-hungary's my mate
@@scintillam_dei
You be katoi?
"stuck in the middle with you"
In effect what Siam told the West (albeit politely) was: "We are Siamese, if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please."
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.
wtf is your profile picture
They were not lost 😂 Battambang, Siem Reap and Sisophon have always been Khmer territories. They were annexed by Siam and then annexed back by the French
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Learning is important...many people around the world know the history of Thailand, but Thailand's neighbors don't know the true history as people around the world do.@@checkmate1015
Westerners are hungry, insatiable and selfish even though their land is on different continents.
Great documentary. Very Accurate information.
Japan “rubs hands in delight “ Psst “ Hey Kid,
You want some of your old territory back. Come sit with me for a min “
Thailand during WW2 be like: Let me join the Axis so that I don't get colonized.
@@pierregutierrez9372 survival!
@@erikssonbeats52 👍
XD that’s kinda… not really on a true side. We invaded the French indo china and knocked half (laos, almost all of Cambodia) of their region out, but the Japanese came in and set a negotiation between Thai and French…, because indo China is belong to Empire of Japan. That’s lame Lmao
Thai when Japan lose ww2 : I've never meet this guy in my life
“But they never got Thailand”
-Bill Wurtz.
*they never got Ethiopia*
@Steiner 01 *"they did, until they didn't."*
All jokes aside? Thailand did lose Laos, Cambodia, Eastern parts of Myanmar, and Northern parts of Malaysia.
@@Clee-os6pv Yes, but they were not ours at the first place, we colonized them yet we lived happily, until European came, then the European took them, colonized them and ruined them until this day.
They imperialized men, they even imperialized ladies, but they never imperialized the Ladymen.
Great video thanks.
Thanks.For knowledge.
You can also see this westernization in Thai architecture (palaces)where the roof top is traditional Thai but the bottom half is European. This is called “Falang sai Chada”. Also the clothing as well, top half is Victorian and bottom half is Joong Kraben. The king said to the Thai people during the period of westernization, “We will pretend to look like Europeans, but we will never be them”.
Yes
The new flag was also designed along European lines. Their Parliament and legal system was also designed along European lines. Having said that, it is a corrupt as corrupt can be.
Sounds like all those people coming to Europe.
Reee but colonizitions so you deserve it!
Actually my country never had colonies and were always slaves for the same people that come in right now and hold their hand up for free shit
They will, however, either belong to YAHWEH EL ELOHIM or be destroyed by Him for siding with Lucifer, and ditto for everyone else that is in this world.
I'm Thai and I love European people.
Thailand: Bonjour dear français friends, nice to meet you.
French: Give us a third of your territory.
They shot first though.
Thailand: Sure, monsieur. We don't want to fight those land's nationalist movements anyway.
@@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 we shot first because a battle ship literally gonna make it way to the palace itself and might use the palace as hostage which will became a harder situation for thailand.
@@mynameistoohardtospell7195 You shouldn't have gave us the authorization to sail there f it was to shoot our ship when we did. Makes you come out as traitorous and untrustworthy. Beside there is no info saying that that it was the ship's mission.
@@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 I don't know the situation from other side but from siam at that time we blame it on the captain of the ship which...idk if it's truth or not but siam haven't even let any transport ship get through that lake on that day in case of emergency. Oh i've remember something, thailand place mine in that lake so i'm pretty sure that we doesn't play dirty in this case.
Thank you for that history lesson!
thank you this is going to be helpful in my history class
Mostly people said because of the buffer state agreement and the closed relationship with Tsar Nicolas II that made Thailand survived But the fact is, King RamaV was a smarter than that. He invited Danish company to set the rail system, invited Prussian company to set the electricity system and Russian investor for the Forest Concession to balance the benefit in this country. If the British or French wanted to invade to this country, they will have the conflict with their neighbors countries in Europe.
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ให้รอยยิ้มบนใบหน้าคนไทยตลอดไป 🤗
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದವರು ನೋಡ್ತಿದ್ರೆ ಹೇಳಿ ✌️
Thank you
Sawadeekap
what about lady boy ?
Thanks ขอบคุณ
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Good video, thanks 👍👍
Those British and French were a real pain in the butt.
That's what we said about the Viking invasions.
I'm Thai and i want to share some siamese perspective here. (You forget Russian)It's true that Siam will be a perfect buffer for two empires but Siam actually thought that it will be a disaster if they came to an agreement, so the king RamaV went on European tour in order to establish some friendly relationship as such Russian and it work.
The map showed in RamaVI isn't correct as we already lost the western of Cambodia to FIC in 1907 as well as some today northern Malaysia to British empire in 1909 which were all happen in RamaV regime.
@Welcome to Buddha's Teachings Theravada in Thailand
@Welcome to Buddha's Teachings in Video shown the old Siamese Kingdom
@@grandwonder5858 khmer is allien
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I am thai
This is such a good channel. I hope mine can be as great one day. Keep up the good work!!
This explanation is more concise and comprehensive than my childhood textbook.
"they cant colonize me, if i colonize myself first"
LOL
@Hellish Stuff about lady boys kingdom, Yeah we many people that are lady boys. Cuz we respect in lgbtq+ and respect who really they are not depence on sexuality. And the second one. Yes we have lady boy Rama X King. We all hate him to be precise. When Thai people suffer from poorness he just party the night out in the villa somewhere in europe.
@@Aomura98 dont use ‘we’ . i m thai and i love my king. dont generalize thai people by reading few comment from Twitter and think ‘oh this represents thai people’. Record! I m thai and i m not suffer from being so poor. i live happily live here in thailand.
@@Aomura98 I am not in your “we”. So it is not “we all hate”
LMFAOOOOOO
I love Thailand! I wish them peace and prosperity forever. Such a beautiful country.
Thank you my friend
Much ❤ from your closest neighboring country The Republic of wonderful Indonesia 🇮🇩🇹🇭
Beautiful country , but now controlled by dictator and monarchy
Thai people got bad qualityof life
No it is not
He means he likes the Thai women lol
Thank for making history about our country 🎉🎉😊
I'm Thai, living in Canada.
We had smart kings who could deal with any problems to keep us peaceful. Lots of history will show that some situations Thailand did not have to fight and drain blood in our country.
No matter what now a day is, we have this country because of the king families. Proud to be Thai!
Your so lucky mine was weak but I'm still happy
You should praise the British Monarchy, the royal family of Canada, of the country that allows you to work and gives the place to live with democracy and freedom, Something you can't find in Thailand.
@@Santiago-07wckeoExactly, many thais have to move abroad to seek for better opportunities because Thai royal institution is taking up all the resources while giving very little back to its people. They are the major shareholders in a lot of Thai corporations and thus have voting rights to increase employees salary to international standards if that’s what they want, but nah, profit is more important, right? Indirectly, they also interfere with Thai politics through the army and corrupt politicians with close ties to them. Thailand would be better off as a republic or at least, a constitutional monarchy like the UK or Japan and not in its current form. If they were really “good” as many claims, article 112 wouldn’t exist in the first place, lol. It’s simply there to prevent people from developing negative thoughts about them. Not exactly a democracy when you have to resort to that kind of law. Thailand remains a nice holiday destination or a retirement home, but it’s hell, if you were born without support or privileges and had to start a life from nothing….
Me too
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This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. And Thailand is one of my favorite countries. All the critical commentators have probably never even set foot there.
I bet you want to do swordfighting there. Jk
@@johncarlodimaangay3812 Not in the slang sense but I'l like to get into Muay Thai.
I'm Thai. Welcome to Thailand. No more covids 19. Then come visit
@@dussaneekhengpimon625 bruh there's over 20,000 average confirm cases right now lol
@@sovietunion3721 i think he meant that when the covid is gone he should come to visit thai some sort like that?
Thank you for making a video about Thai history. By the way, there are many points that you should add in the video.
1. The Modernization process of Siam began duing the reign of King Rama IV or King Mongkut, King Chulalongkorn's father. During his monkhood, he learned English and many Western Knowledge from American missionary, so he learned that the world geopolitics was changed and Siam had to adapt to survive. After he became King, he began the modernization in Siam by many ways, such as adapting some Western styles, hiring foreigners to teach his children, including King Chulalongkorn, English and other modern knowledge, and sending students to study aboard. The process was continued by King Chulalongkorn.
2. Another factor was the Russo - Siamese alliance. King Chulalongkorn and Tsar Nicholas II were close friend and their alliance was another factor to make Siam survived.
3. In the Reign of King Rama IV, Siam signed the Bowring Treaty with the British. This treaty took Siam to the modern global trade and economy. The name of the Treaty was taken from Sir John Bowring, the Governor of Hong Kong who was the British representative in the signing of the Treaty.
Just like the movie, The king and I.
@@707arnie The King and I or Anna and the King of Siam is partly fictional. It is the novel by Margaret Landon. She adapted the story from two of Anna's books, the English Governess in the Siamese Court, and A Romance of the Harem.
I think England&France fear Otto Von Bismarck(Germany)
@@707arnie "et cetera, et cetera, ET CETERA!"
@@707arnie and Yul Bruner?
Thanks!
Wow! I had no idea that Thailand had this in its history. Very interesting.
As a Chinese Malaysian my parents once told me that Thailand was, is and wants to be friends with everybody thats how their country never faces war. lol
We never lost a war,we just switched sides the last second
how did you didn't get firewalled
@@Unfortunatlies maybe he lives in malaysia?
lmfao 😭😭
@@Unfortunatlies Because he/she is Malaysian?
I just love the banter and commentary pertaining to this clip. A big Thanks to all the participants as I have perceived it to far more entertaining then the actual clip.
Sejarah di kenang sepanjang masa 👍
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
ใช้แล้วครับ 👍
因为当时的泰国非常贫穷，而印尼则是自然资源丰富的自动殖民地。
This is so true and so do I
@@historicalofworld2521ใช่ในสมัยนั้นอาจจะไทยยากจน แต่ถ้าคิดตามความเป็นจริง ไทยคือจุดยุทธศาสตร์ จุดศูนย์กลางของภูมิภาคนี้ ทำไมพวกล่าอาณานิคมถึงไม่ต้องการยุทธศาสตร์ที่ดีแบบนี้
@@historicalofworld2521ยากจนอะไร ประเทศเราเรียกได้ว่าสมบูรณ์แบบที่สุดแล้วยุคนั้น มีทุกอย่าง
Respect to Thailand for making the most out of a terrible situation.
i dk how this humilated it as a nation but it remain a nation
Cuban might live by resolver and jury rig the things.
But we Thai are making a profit from it.
I happy my country did nothing for this
Fr... they were like these guys are weird let's blend in right quick
งง ผมไม่เข้าใจ ว่าพูดอะไรกันอยู่ รักนะ พยายามที่จะเข้าใจอยู่ แต่ก็ไม่ ต่างประเทศมาพูดไม่ค่อย ไม่สมเหตุสมผลเลย :/
As a Thai you did an amazing job in explaining everything! Having said that, the final map of Thailand at the end is not accurate at all. The French took a cambodia as well.
You mean, Thailand is what used to be territory of the Khmer(Cambodia) empire. Modern day Thai were once mostly Khmer. This is why Thai language are almost identical to Khmer. When Siam invaded Khmer, the people and territory became part of Siam. Ancient temples in Thailand were built by Khmer, not by Siam. Cambodian can read the writing on their temples. Can Thai read the writing on their temple? I doubt it. To make my common short, Thailand and Cambodia should be brothers of peace and love, not sworn enemies as it has proven throughout history. Cambodia is struggling to fight 2 foes of the east(Vietnam) and west(Thailand) who always wait for an opportunity to take more territory from Cambodia. South Vietnam was also part of Khmer(Cambodia) territory until 1949 when the French signed away that territory to Vietnam. Vietnam ambition is to take the remaining land of Cambodia through various deceptive political manuveur means, if it can't take by military forces. Vietnam has already conquered Laos, covertly. If and when Cambodia become part of Vietnam, Thailand is not safe from Vietnam's ambition. So Thailand, you will meet your match when that time come. Cambodia won't be the nation you will be fighting, it's Vietnam that you'll be fight with. As for now, it would be wise for Thailand and Cambodia to be very close tie economically and militarily for ones national interest.
@@chamnap2990 yes👍
@@chamnap2990 Vietnam is not going to invade Cambodia you will be fine.
@@chamnap2990 Do you have any scientific evidence for linkage of Angor Wat and Khmer people nowadays? Khmer history is written by the French who come to SEA region in the 16th century, not the 7th century.
@@chamnap2990 it would be wise for Thailand and Cambodia to be very close tie economically and militarily for ones national interest. ----> Thais don't know much about Khmer. For me as a Thai, I don't even know any single of Khmer singers or actors! It's Khmer like watching Thai drama, even your princess can speak Thai. Khmer monks always come to learn Bali in Thailand. It's Thai monks help spread Theravada Buddhism across the world. And Hun Sen is Vietnam's puppet.
Thailand then: We're strong and never be colonized!
Thailand now: F the lead-
Man, hahahaha, i knowwww😂
@@markpl056
Stupid comments !
Yk many young man started to disobey SOMEONE (TOTALLY “SOMEONE”) named T- (Im not gonna say that lolol)
THAT"S TRUE as thai person
Everyday all I hear is ‘FUK LOONG THOO!’
Hey! Great vidéo!
I wish to see a series about that topic: "why wasn't XXXX colonized ?"
I wonder why it's the case for Ethiopia for exemple.
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1:18 Indochina is the Peninsula, the French colonies had the name of 'French Indochina' because it was the French controlled part of the peninsula
And it lies between India and China, hence Indo-China
@@Dragonite_Tom try explaining that to China, who think it's just "south China" provinces who've gained too much autonomy.
@@arthas640 What are you talking about? When did China "think" that? Show us a single instance of China claiming Thailand, Cambodia or even Laos,
@@user-iz3gv5vo6b belt and road Initiative, repeated invasions of Vietnam, backing the Khmer rouge, backing the north vietnamese, backing the laotian communist party, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the qing, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the ming, establishing a hegemony over the whole area during the yuan, backing the various military dictatorships of myanmar... they didnt formally slap a "China" label on the map but they have a looooooong history of dominating the region and trying but out foreign influence and trade in favor of solely dealing with China. They've treated the region the same as the british treated the princely states of India or like the US treating the native Americans: they call them sovereign nations while ensuring near total dominance.
@@Dragonite_Tom I thought the Indo was for the Indomalaya islands
I just realise how cool we were
-as Thai
ภูมิใจในยุคก่อนของประเทศเรา
รัสเซียช่วยล้วนๆ ล่าอณานิคมจนเหนื่อยเลยแพ้ไทย
Yes I agree. Me, as a guy whose country colonized by lots of imperialist nations, can say that you guys are indeed the coolest.
British/Thai here!!!
My mum is thai ...I'm glad that we weren't colonized. Our king was much smarter than most.
Great video. Thanks,
The Thai word for westerner "farang" comes from the french word "francaise" which means french or France. Thai pronounciation causes them to pronounce it f-a-rang-set. It originally referred to the french but over time has been abbreviated to farang and refers to any westerner. It is not at all racist.
@@Makmak-yf4dt You are wrong
@@AmiNotAmi You are clueless. You have created a fictional story that appeals to you but it is total nonsense.
Be gone you fool.
Have never heard this til right now, even having lived here in Thailand for 20 years. Interesting. Indeed I know elderly issan residents that have been both Khmer and Thai ruled as the borders ebb n dlowes. One once said she would teach me to count to ten in Khmer ..in, duex, trios, cinq....lol was interesting day
Farang (Persian: فرنگ) is a Persian word that originally referred to the Franks, refer to Europeans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang
Siamese people (Thai) call it after a Persian merchant. who were the first to trade with Siam. (Since the Ayutthaya period)
I thought it came from "foreign"??
These are some of the reasons why Thailand's Kings are so higher respected and loved.
Current king that we had since 2016 isnt really respected tho 😂
You forgot to mention one of the main points which is the relationship between the Chakri dynasty and the Romanov dynasty.
Right ! That's why I asked my dear Thai amiga to check out this doc . Want the stinking bloody truth and full history . She taught me how to cook excellent squid !
@@d.brionebey9711 ????
Yes , the Romanov dynasty (Tsar Nicholas II ) is the cousin to King George V of England.
Once you step in Thailand you feel the peace aura.🙏
I always wondered how Thailand was able to maintain their culture, traditions, architecture etc. My country is a mishmash of spanish, chinese and western influence.
Other: territory more important than nation
Thailand: nation inpencedent and population important than territory
I wouldn't say the population was more important. For the Thai rulers, the most important thing is their hold of power. They are always ready to sacrifice some population and other things to make sure that they are still in charge.
@@AcaciaDolce Agree. Conflicts back then were less about the welfare of the population and more about power struggles between political elites.
Thank you
Basically it kept the peace.
Sounds like a Civ 6 reference to Teddy Roosevelt. But still, its a good strategy on Thailand's part. Resist and be crushed or talk things through and reorganize/westernize.
There was no big incentive to colonize Siam as it was already willing to listen and get along with Europeans for most part to avoid colonization & conflict altough some of it did got conquerored but rest remained as buffer state.
I do not think that pepole in Central Africa have ever broke the peace.... It was the Europeans who have huuuuge greed to exploit everything they see 😒😒😒
"Peace" you say.... I sure wonder what had been going on since its beginnings all the way ro nowadays...
@@user-vo6ec7hk4u bs
Born in the US, King Bhumibol (RIP, a remarkable leader), also spent many years in Lausanne and environs in Switzerland, forging close international relationships in those countries that helped the development of Thailand.
Yes, King Rama 9 (King Bhumibol) was the Grandson of King Chulalongkorn but I think one of the most important thing it was about education. He decided to send many of his children to study in Europe such as UK, France, Germany or Russia and also USA to let his children learn about what do the european like or think or even the mentality or I can say that to learn the strengths & weaknesses of those countries and in the same time to bulid up the relationship with them because since many of Thai princes were studied in their countries and many of them used to enter into European Military Services.
So that's why we have never been colonized by the European
since our Princes educated from European countries.
Pas que Lausanne, Neuchâtel de mémoire aussi
Sa femme était la fille de l’Ambassadeur de France.
Il venait sauvant à Paris la rencontrer.
Les deux étant des francophones avertie.
Paix à son Âme, il nous manque.
j'ai beaucoup d'amis Thaï très affecté par sa mort (dont ma femme)
This is impressive 👏 wtg Thailand even in 2022! 🇹🇭
this made me cry....
I didn't even need to watch this video
love ร.5
Britain and France: I will colonise you because you are barbarian.
Siam: Well, you cant call us barbarian if we modernise!
Like Japan, they realized isolation wasn't possible and the world was being run by European/Western civilization, so they adapted.
@@3phistory701 *looks at Nagasaki*
yea...about that...
Japan got colonized? It has Red, White, and Blue troops and bases in Japan.
@@3phistory701 It’s okay, we’re lazy. Just smile and the tourists will come. At least we can lie about our struggles and be kinda happy.
+@@3phistory701 :
Not in WW 2! When Japan? Was the bad guy and villain that attacked China and took Manchuria in 1931. Also who committed many many war crimes against the Chinese like the Nanking massacre in 1937. They also did a lot of shit against Korea when Japan fully colonized her.
We can't and will never isolate ourself from other countries because we'll be crush by China if we dared to block the way.
Could you please do more about the land that lose during colonization on the south of Thailand.
It’s ironic that the movie 'The King and I' was banned in Thailand, not because of the story, but because it failed to show how progressive the country was. This was illustrated in a scene where the King was using chop-sticks to eat his meal. He was appalled that people should think that he was so backwards that he didn’t use a knife, fork and spoon. This aspect was totally lost in this film.
WOW! Thailand was really good at coming up with workable strategies that helped the country.
Much respect to Thailand for their history. Although the monarchy is a darkly different beast today, I admire their historic role of playing the Europeans against each other. Their history is very Game-of-Thrones-y lol
I would say the played the Europeans against each other
The french and British could of easily colonised all of Thailand with ease if they wanted , it’s just that the Siamese just offered to be a neutral buffer , the two colonial powers accepted
@@walx274 they swooned them with their lady boy actions both the french and English couldn't refuse
Many respect from Romania, we had almost the same issues with our neighbours(not all). We used our sorroundings as advantage against our enemies.
I do respect them for maintaining their independence, however I still find it hard to forgive them for conquering and annexing Pattani, a sovereign Malay kingdom that in an alternate reality would have joined the nation of Malaysia in independence. Even today many Malay Pattani reminisce and are still nostalgic about their independence from Thailand. In fact if it wasn't for the British my father who came from the state of Perlis in Malaysia would still be a Thai citizen today, since Thailand used to conquer over all the northern Malay states in Malaysia today. So yeah good for Thailand that they maintained independence, but don't think they are just some innocent state in South East Asia. They can be just as imperialistic as the Europeans.
@@aimanmarzuqi4804 I completely understand. The Thai monarchy, overall, has a very dark autocratic history. They are not without sin, historically. Thus, me comparing them to GoT lol
, Thank you for history
Deep rain forest with hot and humid weather less moderated by sea wind, plus mountainous terrain.
Cool place. Jts a testament to themselves they were able to maintain their independence. One of my favorite places.
Good content.
On Thailand, how did it avoid invasion and occupation by the Japanese during WW2?
we ally them.
Japan wanted to expel France and England from East Asia. And Thailand wanted the territory that France and England occupied back...so they decided to help Japan attack England and France...and they got their revenge. Because Germany was an ally of Japan, attacked and occupied France 🤣
So Thailand is basically like, “I know exactly what colonisation does. We’ll do it to ourselves so you don’t have to.”
Something huge not mentioned in the video: Southeast Asian wars were often fought to gain people, not land. Kingdoms often had more farm land than farm workers, so wars were waged in which conquered people would be brought back to work the land, and the newly conquered land abandoned. So when France demanded Laos be given to Indochina, the French (westerners who thought in terms of territory) didn't realize or care that Siam (who thought in term of population) moved as many Lao people as they could onto Siamese territory. That's the primary reason why today there are approximately 3.5 million Lao people in Laos, but over 22 million Lao people in Thailand, where they are known as Isaan people.
That's interesting...any sources you can link?
That a very interesting, as a isaan people myself am curios why there is isaan language, today thailand have 4 language as thai language(used by people that live in the center province of thailand),isaan language(used by isaan people that live in north-east of thailand), south language(used by people that live in southern province of thailand)and north language used by people that live in northern province of thailand, while isaan language and thai language is closely relatable to each other but south language and north language is very different story but we still use the same alphabet anyway so where we come from or when we come to thailand should not matter anymore, we live in present and not the past.(our future look fucked by the way)
*Edit:fix issan to isaan*
Your statement confirms the written accounts on Thailand having slaves. Historically, the Thai word meant free for themselves because the non-Thai population were considered their slaves. The Thais are really good at rewriting their history as we currently define Thailand to mean freedom.
ก็คือการ “เทครัว” นั่นเอง
ใครชนะได้กวาดต้อนผู้คน กำลังพล
ถือเป็น human resources มีค่าที่สุด
Thailand means “free land” because it wasn’t conquered colonized by foreigners. At least that’s what I was told by a native Thai when I visited Thailand at one time. The same person told me that the old name Siam was given by the Chinese meaning “dark skinned” in reference to the darker complexion of local Thais compared to the northern Chinese.
Feels like Chinapeople were racists since ancient times
@@timurermolenko2013 all races where racists to each other especially europeans who thought any race that isn’t them are beneath, it peaked when Hitler rose to power.
@@mjolninja9358 I only agree with the first part of your statement. All people are inherently predisposed to distinguish themselves from others and emphasize on their own superiority. No exception was China who was a hegemon for thousands of years to all surrounding Nations. When Europeans came, Chinese saw how their ways are backwards and they are not Central Kingdom surrounded by barbarians
Common misconception. Thailand comes from the name "Tai" which was the name of the people from south western China who migrated to Thailand in the 11th century.
@@timurermolenko2013 is that racist? Back then they have no internet and poor communication, soo ofc people will call other land based on something that different from their "normal" at home
Thailand is the land of peace 🙏🙏🙏
Please do Tonga next ❤
I have wondered this for a long time!
Mee too
So have I!
Nice, while I had to learn it (history lesson) in secondary school😪
ruclips.net/video/Rv09SjRGu_c/видео.html
If u see the colonial map, Thailand obviously used as a buffer
Nicely informative video. Explains nicely how these people stayed independent. Good for them.
Thailand was smart about it's decisions.
What do you call the music at the very start of the video
That was very interesting to watch
Thank you for such a great informative video.
Most of Thai history doest note this info in the Thai History standard edition which mostly noted that Thai has been attack by the British and French without concrete cause and motivation.
I lived near Chonburi for about 6 months, just SE of Bangkok. Thais are incredible, hard working people who are proud of the fact that they were never colonized. They continue to develop and while they still have a lot of poverty related issues, they really have done a good job of making incomes more fair though they still have a ways to go. As do we all.
poverty of the Thai people really You need to look deeper into that detail. Thais they may not have more money. But are they happy? ... In Thailand, we are not a country with a lot of money. But Thai people in the other provinces are happy in their own way. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to stay in that city. If the people of the city were poor and staring at committing crimes Thailand has not much money due to the bad economic situation all over the world. But we wouldn't be as heavy as Kensington Street in Philadelphia.
@@ggsting8708 well, I saw a lot of desperation in the people there. Women throw themselves at Westerners not because they like us necessarily but because they are trying to escape crushing poverty (especially in Isan) and they see no other way out. While I was there for 5 months I had 12 women try to initiate a relationship with me and I did not take any of them up on it. They all wanted money. They didn't know what love is because this is living like a leech, not love. Desperation causes this.
I never saw this in Europe (I lived in Sweden for 8 years and have been all over Europe, I speak 4 languages) or in the Americas. One can see this a bit in Mexico but not nearly as much as in Thailand. The reason? Poverty. The reasons that the Thai women gave me: Thai men cheat too much and do not work, taking money from the women. Thai women often would tell me that they assume that I will treat them well because I am not a Thai man.
This is poverty, my friend. I wish you well.
Oh, I was also going by economic measures such as the GINI coefficient- it shows that there is a growing middle class in Thailand. More women are graduating from college. Your rates of education are improving. All positives.
@@TheBcvg2002 May be it's about having a foreign partner is a strange belief that having children half westerner will make them good looking face... Or else, I think you are attractive to those women :) , by the way in Chonburi, especially Pattaya. There are many foreigners to live. A lot of employment It's not strange that you will find a lot of choice and women who need your money.
@@ggsting8708 it was strange for me because I am used to having a relationship with a woman who works and supports herself. There, they all wanted a relationship AND money at the same time so of course I said no. It's due to poverty, as I have said.
I live in Thailand for many years one of the reasons they teach the kids at school is that Thailand is so powerful that nobody could conquer them jajajajaj interesting video I love History
Japan: Join us.
Thailand: HELL YES
War is over
Allies: Didn't you like join the war on Japanese side?
Thailand: Yes but also no. But more no.
Allies: OK. understandable. have a nice day.
Pull out the Uno reverse card 💀
japan wanted thailand to join them and declare war on usa so we agreed to avoid colonization but the people who were meant to declare war on usa who were in usa didnt agree with it and didnt declare war
You never know that those people are part of that...so they will never colonize or punish. If is then the King sure is cunning, sacrifice people and risk the country for the future.
@@KBA2K1023 Nah, they ended up with an economic blooming, being guilt free and no reparation as added bonuses.
Switzerland was technically neutral during the war but...
Well, yes Thailand was on a different scale in terms of collaboration but their borders were porous so it's easy to understand how they tried to deal with WW2. Am pretty sure England, France, and the US understood that.
i really love this video and the quality of this one is much better than the previous videos
ฉันเห็นชายฝรั่งแก่ 4 - 5 คนนุ่งกางเกงในตัวเดียว พุงห้อยหนังเหี่ยว ถือแก้วน้ำอัดลมพลาสติก เดินเล่นชายหาดในไทย ฉันเห็นแล้วขำมาก ดูน่ารักดี เขาอาจเป็นแก๊งเพื่อนกันมาสมัยอนุบาลคงนัดกันหนีเมียมาเที่ยวทะเล
The final map in the end of the video isn’t correct. Siam loses more territories, one is the east (Seam reap, Battambang and Sisophon in Cambodia nowadays.) to French Indo-China and the another in the south (Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia) to British Malaya.
Actually, the territories those Siam losses isn’t the part of the Siam Kingdom. They are just the colonies of Siam and they also have their own king or leader.
And in this situation, Siam forced Chiangmai and Pattanee to get the annexation to become part of The Kingdom of Siam and transform to Kingdom of Thailand as you see as in the current map.
Did you know which country Isan belong to in history ?is it belong to Laos or Siam ?
@@khamphatsouvannaphim3270 Isaan has a ruler Hundreds of years old Lan Xang Kingdom reign of King Chaisettha Great, the Kingdom of Lan Xang is vast and expansive. Covering Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Northeast of Thailand, some Burma. After the end of King Chai Settha, the Lan Xang Kingdom declined, Northeast, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai were independent. There would be governors of each province as their own.
Actually, it's not Thai yet. The King of Siam was just trying to claim it. It is said that the place belongs to Thailand. But in fact it's not.
It's been Thai since Thonburi. The establishment of Lanna occurred after the King of Thonburi restored Lanna. Because Lanna was captured by the Burmese and brought people to Burma. Chiang Mai became a ghost city. The King of Thonburi then sent people from Lamphun to live and build a city in Chiang Mai. Created the Chiang Mai dynasty as provincial governors. until the change of government Bangkok King Appointing the Mayor of Chiang Mai to be the king ruling Chiang Mai Can make everything like a king That is not to keep Lanna isolated. But in order to prevent Lanna from joining with Burma. Hundreds of years have passed British ruled Burma You guys aren't Lanna people anyway. But they will become a minority if they merge with Burma. You are not Burmese. Because you guys have your own language. Malaysia side used to belong to Siam Same as Cambodia Because there was a contract between England, France and Thailand, if not Thailand There is no need to make a contract. The fact that they are a new country because It is part of divide and rule. But they can't rule them. Two countries are too stupid Two countries refuse to change religions. Too much money spent on development and not beneficial They got something valuable. These are gems, diamonds, jewelry, and ancient objects in museums. including oil and other resources.
@@ellesomeelse7343 I don't see any advantages for Lanna not being Thailand. Do you think that if Lanna wasn't Thailand, would you guys have a university? Do you guys have a culture? Will you guys be able to learn and speak Lanna? You must speak English, Burmese or Chinese. There is no lottery for soldiers. You guys will be holding guns to shoot your opponents for the next 300 years or longer. You guys can't open a gay bar. There is no Loi Krathong. There is no local outfit.
then japan rolled up and said join us or die lol
Japan is pretty kind to us lol. They already put their flag on our land but still didn't pull us as their colony although i think the reason is because we already have some ties and also exhaustion of their soldiers to the point that some just being killed by normal citizens.
Yes, but we alive LoL.
@@mynameistoohardtospell7195 Lucky enough for Thailand . those bastards made a whole upheavel in Myanmar.
@ No Japanese love lady boy what why they let Thailand be
In a similar way the Goa a small territory in India was a Portuguese colony..My grandparents always said that the Portuguese were not bad like the British in the rest of the country.. British left india in 1947, but Portuguese left only in the 60s when indian goverment made a strategic surprise attack when all the Portuguese ships were required to be else where in the world at the time...and later there were Portuguese airplanes flying over the territory dropping notes, which was a gesture of apology for not being there to defend the people..even today the Portuguese recognise Goan born people as Portuguese citizens and if they want they can acquire a Portuguese citizenship...But the queen sipped on all the tea she took from us and china and other countries in the region and did nothing for our benefit..it was purely for her own greed.
Thank you, for teaching me about my native culture. I was adopted from Thailand by Swedish parents when I was six weeks old
The best stand up fighting art on Earth comes from Thailand. The only way to beat a good Muay Thai fighter is to grapple them. You aren’t going to outstrike them. Muay Thai is something else.
You forgot to mention Portugal, who plays a significant role in modernizing Thai foods and cultures. Many modern-day Thai dishes are adapted from Portugal traditional dishes.
You can colonize any country through food infusions, that's ok, except junk food a l'Americaine !
@@lucgruffaz7750 *screams in kentucky*
Ok, give some examples
@@agawd3364 Hi there! The most famous dish that the Portugese brought to Thailand (Ayutthaya Kingdom) in 1700s was the "Fios de ovos", called "Foi Thong" in Thai. Along with the "Trouxas das Caldas", and "Ovos Moles de Aveiro", all of which became part of Thai traditional desserts in today's time, which you can find in almost all local markets in Thailand.
@@koalanotbear thanks for the reply, that’s interesting, never knew that, having grown up in the west of Thailand.
..Thailand is the "Switzerland" of Asia ...and Thailand have a very good army and strong Kingdom and they know to talk in peace 😊🙏
Nice
One of the Siamese princes was a very well-known character on the European car racing scene, Prince Birabongse, known as "Bira". Part of the royal family of Siam, he was educated at Eton, and lived until 1985. He drove in European Formula 1 races before WW2. You could say that Siam was part of the European imperial powers such was their influence in Europe !
Is there in relation between him and Albon?
Prince Bira raced both at Brooklands and at Goodwood: I remember, I saw him and he was very popular. What happened to him, where did he retire to?
As for his Country, not so good: an ally of that beast among hostile nations of WW2 :Japan: but for some strange reason she got off lightly at the end of the WW2 conflict. Losing against France on some border differences, the Nippons came along as « tourists » in French Indo-China, then made the French reverse the signed surrender agreements between Siam and France. Admittedly France was in no great situation to argue, but it was under Vichy control and allied to Germany and eventually through Germany to Japan, but they were unwitting « innocents » and in the Nippon racist mind-set just Europeans deserving to be humiliated. Horrible story, Vichy should have known better but were quite stupid sending off a naval task force to « defend French South Sea Islands against Australia (!) whose RAN met them and told them to piss off back whence they came to look after their own people against the Nippons….But the Japs just did their terrible worst…and no-one could help them.
Oath takers? Probably took the oath at Oxford.
@@adrien2323 , or Rome.
May I correct His Name in that his name sounds as Pe-ra not Bira.
My family lived in the part of Thailand that was given to France when they colonized Cambodia. They were given a chance to move back into Thailand territory but would have to forfeit all their land. They ended up staying until the Khmer Rouge. A few went back afterwards but most stayed in Thailand or emigrated to other countries, mainly the US.
So you live in laos
@@keawpichaisilpchai5294 I was born in Laos.
Ae you from Siem Reap?
Ha ha ha khmer
Great
Amazing Thailand ❤️💙
How do you make the cloud fading effect before revealing the map at the beginning? It was so cool.
Very much enjoyed the detailed Paknam Incident stuff, though I would have like to have seen the Siamese gunboats that you mentioned, plus the second fort involved in the incident (Phi Suea Samut Fort (*Butterfly Coast Fort)), a bit further inland than the fort by the sea shown in the animation (Phra Chulachomklao Fort (Chulalongkorn's Fort (not too certain about that translation)), and the missing Siamese gunboats and the other French gunboat you mentioned but weren't animated. Also would like to mention how the Thai border with French Indochina in what is Cambodia at the end is off, since Western Cambodia was ceded to France in 1909, along with the Western Mekong bank in Siamese Laos that you shown, also Siamese territory in Northern Malaysia that was ceded to Britain in the same year, forming the present Thai-Malaysia border today. Regardless, good well-detailed video on Thai history.
phi suea means butterfly not tiger
@@jym2r My bad.