Polity · 1352 CE – 1768 CE
Ayutthaya Kingdom
อาณาจักรอยุธยา
- Peak recorded area
- 450,375 km²
- 1600 CE
- Rulers on record
- 8
- from 1571 CE
- Data series
- 14
- 1594 CE–1700 CE
Overview
The Ayutthaya Kingdom or the Empire of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. European travellers in the early 16th century called Ayutthaya one of the three great powers of Asia, although the Chinese chronicles recognise the kingdom as one of its tributary states.
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Territory
24 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1768 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Largest Settlement Pop | 155Kpersons1594 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 1.64score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 0.8333score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 1score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 6levels1594 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 6levels1594 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 6levels1594 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 0.5545score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 5.33score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 0.6692score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 0.8889score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 5.19score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels2 obs · 1600 CE–1700 CE | 6score1700 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
8 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- NaresuanFront Palace1571 CE – 1590 CE
- EkathotsarotFront Palace1590 CE – 1605 CE
- NaraiFront Palace1656 CE
- SuriyenthrathibodiFront Palace1688 CE – 1703 CE
- BorommakotRear Palace1703 CE – 1708 CE
- Thai SaFront Palace1703 CE – 1708 CE
- ThammathibetFront Palace1741 CE – 1755 CE
- UthumphonFront Palace1755 CE – 1758 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Thai
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Ayutthaya Kingdom is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.