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The position of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface. As Earth orbits the Sun over the course of a year , the Sun appears to move with respect to the fixed stars on the celestial sphere , along a circular path called the ecliptic .
Tun Sun remained independent until it was seized and became a vassal of Funan in the 3rd century CE, [4]: 20 [2]: 258 at least before 245 CE. [4]: 25 Tun Sun disappeared from history about the beginning of the 6th century CE, [2]: 262 when new principalities of Dvaravati emerged in central Thailand. [7]: 234 [8]
Wat Arun. The Tai or Thai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: Sayam) may have originated from Pali (suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as Shan and Ahom.
First major Tai kingdom: Sukhothai Kingdom: 1238–1438 [6]; First monarch of the Chakri Dynasty: Rama I: 6 April, 1782 – 7 September, 1809. First Prime Minister: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada: 28 June, 1932- 20 June, 1933.
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Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand: 2021 01587: Nora is a lively and acrobatic form of dance theatre and improvisational singing from southern Thailand. Performances normally include a long oral invocation, followed by a presentation by a lead character who dances with vigorous and elaborate movements of the legs, arms, and fingers.
Thailand history-related lists (1 C, 8 P) A. Archaeology of Thailand (4 C, 2 P) E. Historical events in Thailand (74 C) H. Historiography of Thailand (8 C, 11 P) M.
A panel from a typical calendar, showing the month of August 2004 (B.E. 2547). Lunar dates are also provided. The Thai solar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินสุริยคติไทย, RTGS: patithin suriyakhati thai, "solar calendar") was adopted by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1888 CE as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Thai lunar calendar as the legal ...