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Siam used the Ramkhamhaeng Stele to demonstrate longstanding civilization and resist European colonization
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A historical article describes how Siam avoided colonization by European powers through diplomacy, reform, and image management, including the use of a discovered stone inscription as evidence of a sophisticated ancient civilization.
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A monk named Mongkut discovered the Ramkhamhaeng Stele in Sukhothai and brought it to Bangkok for scholarly analysis in the 1830s.
Siam resisted colonization through diplomacy, reform, and image management while neighboring states fell to British and French expansion.
The stele, purportedly dating to 1292, provided evidence of a complex Thai civilization that Siam's leaders used to undermine European pretexts for colonization.
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