Ayutthaya period
The Ayutthaya Period is a period of time that coincides with the existence of the Siamese Kingdom of Ayutthaya - from its founding in 1351 to its destruction by the Burmese on April 7, 1767 .
In the literature, references are often made to the "Early Ayutthaya Period", which includes the first years after the foundation, and the "Late Ayutthaya Period", which is usually understood to mean the so-called "Golden Age", which came under King Thai Sa and his successor Borommakot and lasted about half a century.
The Thai historian Prince Damrong Rajanubhab even defines four different time periods in his book "A History Of Buddhist Monuments In Siam", some of which overlap slightly. He justifies this division with distinguishable architectural and art styles.
- Early period: it lasted 138 years, from "King U Thong's Declaration of Independence" in 1894 BE (1351 AD ) to the end of the reign of King Borommatrailokanat in 2031 BE (1488 AD)
- First Middle Period: it begins in 2006 BE (1463) when King Borommatrailokanat moved his residence to Phitsanulok and lasted through the reigns of Kings Ramathibodi II , Naresuan and Songtham .
- Second Middle Period: it lasted 103 years from the reign of King Prasat Thong in 2173 BE (1630 AD) to the end of the reign of King Thai Sa in 2276 BE (1733).
- Late period: it spans the 35 years from King Borommakot's coronation to the end of Ayutthaya .