The Most Strategic Place in Thailand - Prachuap Khiri Khan

Today we're talking about a narrow land of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

When you saw a map of Thailand, you might noticed the narrow land in the middle.

With the width of 10 km, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province is the narrowest place in Thailand, connecting Southern Thailand with the rest of the country.

In addition, the province is a vital land connector between Chao Phraya basin and Malay Peninsula, enabling Siam to become a dominating power in Malay Peninsula until the early 20th Century.


REFERENCES

Anderson, J. (2013). English intercourse with Siam in the seventeenth century. Routledge.

Baker, C., & Phongpaichit, P. (2017). A history of Ayutthaya. Cambridge University Press.

Jacq-Hergoualc'h, M. (2002). The Turn of the 9th Century in the Malay Peninsula: The Asian Political Context and the Entrepôt Ports. In The Malay Peninsula (pp. 257-300). Brill.

James, H. (2000). The fall of Ayutthaya: a reassessment. Journal of Burma Studies, 5(1), 75-108.

Mills, J. A. (1997). The swinging pendulum: from centrality to marginality—a study of southern Tenasserim in the history of southeast Asia. Journal of the Siam Society, 85(1–2), 35.


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KEYWORDS: Prachuap Khiri Khan, history of Thailand, Tenasserim, Maritime Silk Route