Role of the Chinese in the Thai Economy from the Ayutthaya period to the Reign of King Rama V
Keywords:
The role of Chinese, Economics, Ayutthaya period, Thonburi period, Rattanakosin period, Munnai-Prai systemAbstract
This article studies the role of the Chinese in Thai economy from the Ayutthaya period to the reign of King Rama V in order to observe the continuity and development of their role. It looks through the Munnai-Prai system that controlled the politics, economy, and society of the kingdom from the beginning until the termination. The study by clear showed that the economic role of the Chinese in Siam could be divided into three phases. The first phase during the Ayutthaya period showed the role of the Chinese who secretly ran economic activities under the Munnai-Prai system and a growth in Chinese what relied on the support from Munnai or their masters. The second phase, during the Thonburi period saw a Chinese become king. This was King Taksin who used his economic prosperity to income the governor of Muang Tak, and this man crowned himself as the king of Thonburi. Therefor, the Chinese during the Thonburi period had grate influence in politics and economic development. During the 3rd phase, from the Rattanakosin period to the reign of King Rama V, the Chinese played an important role in economies to accommodate the economic changes of the country.
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