It is strategically located on the navigable Chao Phraya river system which leads to the Gulf of Thailand and was destined to become one of the region’s most important trade emporia, situated equidistant from East Asia, China and India. Ayutthaya is situated about 80 km to the north of modern Bangkok. 1351-69, under the throne name Ramathibodi) as the capital of a Thai kingdom which became known as Siam. This process of migration culminated in the foundation of Ayutthaya in 1351 by King U Thong (r. However, official diplomatic relations between the two regions, exemplified by the exchange of non-permanent missions rather than by permanent extraterritorial embassies, become traceable only during the Safavid period (1501-1722).Ĭontacts between Persians (whether via the Indian subcontinent or from Iran proper) and the Thai people became possible only after the latter’s gradual settlement and domination of the central plains of present-day Thailand. With regard to the Sasanid and the early Islamic periods, the studies by Colless and Tibbetts (see bibliography) are essential. Iran’s cultural and trade relations with Southeast Asia date back far into the pre-Islamic period.
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