Thailand has had contacts with many countries like India, China and Burma. In fact, the first settlers of Thailand came from southern China. But the country has never been colonized by Europeans.
Thailand was earlier known as Siam. The Chakri dynasty founded their kingdom in 1782 with Bangkok as their capital.
The twentieth century saw the power alternating between the military and democratic forces. After years of unrest, an elected coalition government was set up in the 1990s.
Thailand has a mixed population, including refugees of the Vietnam War who were offered assylum here.
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