page_title: History of the Thai armed forces before 1852
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Thai armed forces before 1852
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting: Naresuan the king of Ayutthaya entered the ruined city of Hanthawaddy in 2142 Buddhist Era (falling between 1599/1600 Common Era). Place: Mural painting inside the wihan of Wat Suwan Dararam, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. Painter: Noble title: Phraya Anusat Chittrakon (พระยาอนุศาสนจิตรกร) Real name: Chan Chittrakon (จันทร จิตรกร) Year painted: 2474 Buddhist Era (falling between 1931/32 Common Era)
context_page_description: The Royal Siamese Armed Forces were the armed forces of the Thai monarchy from the 12th to 19th centuries. The term refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Thonburi Kingdom and the Early Rattanakosin Kingdom in chronological order. The army was one of the major military forces of Southeast Asia. With a reform into a new Western-style army in 1852, the Royal Siamese Army became a new European-trained military force.
  The Royal Thai Armed Forces are the contemporary military of Thailand.
context_section_description: The Royal Siamese Armed Forces (Thai: กองทัพหลวง) were the armed forces of the Thai monarchy from the 12th to 19th centuries. The term refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Thonburi Kingdom and the Early Rattanakosin Kingdom in chronological order. The army was one of the major military forces of Southeast Asia. With a reform into a new Western-style army in 1852, the Royal Siamese Army became a new European-trained military force.
  The Royal Thai Armed Forces are the contemporary military of Thailand.
caption: King Naresuan army with war elephants entered an abandoned Bago, Burma in1600
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