Claim: Ayutthaya was friendly towards Chinese, Dutch, English, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and French people.
Evidence: Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders , including the Chinese , Vietnamese , Indians , Japanese and Persians , and later the Portuguese , Spaniards , Dutch , English and French , permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the capital , also called Ayutthaya.