The Kingdoms of North Thailand
There have been 7 Empires of significance and various Tai Kingdoms in North Thailand during the past 2000 years:
* the early Mon Empire of Haripunchai
* the Khmer Empire of Angkor in the Lower North
* the Sukhothai Empire which originated in Lower North and which extended outwards
* the various Tai Kingdoms of Yonok, Lan Na, Nan, Phayao and Lan Xang
* the Pegu Empire [ Hamsavati ] of occupation for 218 years in Lan Na
* the Siamese Tai Empires of Ayuthaya, and
* the Siamese Tai Empire of Bangkok and their domination of the North until integration into the modern Nation.
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