Territorial change of Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) (Rattanakosin Kingdom)

“Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)”(Rattanakosin Kingdom) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1783 to 1931. Its territory was largest in AD 1885 – 1889, at ≈ 672 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1783 – 1795≈ 360 thousand km²
AD 1796 – 1821≈ 430 thousand km²
AD 1822 – 1824≈ 441 thousand km²
AD 1825 – 1827≈ 441 thousand km²
AD 1828 – 1841≈ 618 thousand km²
AD 1842 – 1852≈ 607 thousand km²
AD 1853 – 1884≈ 607 thousand km²
AD 1885 – 1889≈ 672 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1894≈ 660 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1904≈ 613 thousand km²
AD 1905 – 1907≈ 574 thousand km²
AD 1908 – 1910≈ 522 thousand km²
AD 1911 – 1929≈ 522 thousand km²
AD 1930 – 1931≈ 522 thousand km²
AD 1783AD 1931

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1885 – 1889 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1783≈ 360 thousand km²24 of 130
AD 1788≈ 360 thousand km²25 of 129
AD 1791≈ 360 thousand km²27 of 128
AD 1792≈ 360 thousand km²26 of 130
AD 1794≈ 360 thousand km²23 of 125
AD 1796≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 124
AD 1797≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 125
AD 1799≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 124
AD 1800≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 123
AD 1803≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 123
AD 1805≈ 430 thousand km²23 of 125
AD 1806≈ 430 thousand km²23 of 138
AD 1807≈ 430 thousand km²23 of 132
AD 1809≈ 430 thousand km²22 of 131
AD 1811≈ 430 thousand km²24 of 131
AD 1812≈ 430 thousand km²24 of 133
AD 1814≈ 430 thousand km²24 of 142
AD 1815≈ 430 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1820≈ 430 thousand km²23 of 148
AD 1822≈ 441 thousand km²27 of 147
AD 1824≈ 441 thousand km²28 of 148
AD 1825≈ 441 thousand km²29 of 150
AD 1828≈ 618 thousand km²23 of 144
AD 1830≈ 618 thousand km²23 of 143
AD 1834≈ 618 thousand km²24 of 143
AD 1836≈ 618 thousand km²24 of 145
AD 1840≈ 618 thousand km²26 of 155
AD 1842≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 156
AD 1846≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 152
AD 1848≈ 607 thousand km²24 of 147
AD 1849≈ 607 thousand km²23 of 144
AD 1853≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 144
AD 1856≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 149
AD 1857≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 150
AD 1859≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 146
AD 1860≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 142
AD 1861≈ 607 thousand km²27 of 140
AD 1862≈ 607 thousand km²27 of 138
AD 1863≈ 607 thousand km²27 of 139
AD 1864≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1865≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1866≈ 607 thousand km²24 of 133
AD 1868≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 134
AD 1870≈ 607 thousand km²24 of 132
AD 1871≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 113
AD 1873≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 108
AD 1877≈ 607 thousand km²25 of 104
AD 1880≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 104
AD 1884≈ 607 thousand km²26 of 105
AD 1885≈ 672 thousand km²27 of 101
AD 1890≈ 660 thousand km²30 of 99
AD 1895≈ 613 thousand km²35 of 90
AD 1898≈ 613 thousand km²35 of 87
AD 1900≈ 613 thousand km²34 of 84
AD 1905≈ 574 thousand km²34 of 83
AD 1908≈ 522 thousand km²34 of 79
AD 1911≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 76
AD 1912≈ 522 thousand km²36 of 77
AD 1913≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 78
AD 1914≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 76
AD 1915≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 75
AD 1916≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 71
AD 1917≈ 522 thousand km²34 of 71
AD 1918≈ 522 thousand km²34 of 80
AD 1919≈ 522 thousand km²33 of 88
AD 1920≈ 522 thousand km²32 of 84
AD 1922≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 87
AD 1924≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 86
AD 1926≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 84
AD 1927≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 84
AD 1928≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 85
AD 1929≈ 522 thousand km²35 of 85
AD 1930≈ 522 thousand km²36 of 86

Its highest rank was in AD 1796: number 124 of 22.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 6 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1828gainedVientiane≈ 173 thousand km²
AD 1796gainedKhmer Empire≈ 70 thousand km²
AD 1885gainedChiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
AD 1895lostFrench Indochina≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 1908lostFrench Indochina≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 1905lostFrench Indochina≈ 39 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Kingdom of Chiangmai · Kingdom of Reman · Thonburi Kingdom

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Rattanakosin Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Siam after 1855, refers to the Siamese kingdom (in modern-day Thailand) between 1782 and 1932. It was founded in 1782 with the establishment of Rattanakosin (Bangkok), which replaced the city of Thonburi as the capital of Siam.

Wikipedia (English) “Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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