The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Rama Thibodi, made two important contributions to Thai history: the establishment and promotion of Theravada Buddhism as the official religion (to ...

Following the collapse of the Ayutthaya kingdom, the temple was left abandoned until it was restored in 1957. A venerated statue of Phra Phuttha Chaiya Mongkhon still sits in its ordination hall ...

Ayutthaya police arrest two Myanmar nationals for smuggling 10 undocumented migrants, charging each 800 baht for the trip.

The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom Established in 1351 by King Ramathibodi I, Ayutthaya quickly burgeoned into a nexus of power and culture. Its strategic location between China, India, and the Malay ...

Thai's chivalric king and warrior in the Ayutthaya era who fought against the invasion of Burmese troops that wanted to overpower the Ayutthaya Kingdom.