Siam

Flag of Siam

### Motto

สพฺเพสํ สงฺฆภูตานํ สามคฺคี วุฑฺฒิ สาธิกา "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity"

### Anthem

Sansoen Phra Barami "Glorify His Prestige"

### Population (core territory)

Around 22 million

**Siam,** officially **The Kingdom of Siam** is the dominate power in the core of South East Asia. The nation is a Unitary Autocratic Monarchy where the monarch while very powerful does appoint a minister to rule the country. This has been abused by military generals like the current leader, Sarit Thanarat. It is under the control of the Chakri Dynasty. Siam fought in the Second Weltkrieg gaining a lot of land and becoming a regional power in the area. In fact Siam is strong enough that it could fight Japan and could win if certain events happened. The current nation was founded in 1782 as a new kingdom was established. This makes Siam the one of the oldest regimes in the entirety of East Asia. Siam in the aftermath of the Weltkrieg has surged in its abilities into a powerful nation and an equal to even the faction leader Japan. Siam is a member of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere and is pushing the alliance into a more economic instead of military path like Japan. This has created an interesting dichotomy of leadership within the alliance and is a danger to the alliance's stability.

## History

In 1936 Siam was nowhere close to the regional power it is in the current year however it was well known for its stability as the nation seemed to be heading towards the path of Constitutional Monarchy. But unfortunately for the people and for democracy this path was not meant to be. Khana Ratsdon did not wish for the power to be taken away from the government and decided to coup the government ending the reforms before they could be passed. This started a chain of events that lead to the short lived regime underneath Philbun who established a National Populist regime wishing to expand Siam beyond any reasonable distance against German East Asia. He would be assassinated and after the third coup within a year the popular Sarit Thanarat would take power and give the reigns completely to the Monarchy. While this did stabilize the country this had the unfortunate side effect of grinding most democratic progress to a halt as the general began his rule with absolute authority. When King Rama VII died in 1941 a regency council was made for the young King Rama VIII that would only end in 1945. In the mean time the regency would take Siam on a path of expansionism and conquest. In 1941 with the Second Weltkrieg ongoing the Siamese where given an intersting offer from Japan. Japan was asking for help to liberate Indochina and Malaya and the rest of South East Asia from the colonial powers of Germany and the Netherlands and wanted Siam to help them with Indochina in particular. Siam accepted in return for the rest of Laos and Cambodia as well as being able to puppet Malaya after the war. Japan and the rebel groups across the region accepted despite some reluctance by Indochina and especially the Malayans. Siamese forces would take place in the offensive in Indochina crossing the Mekong river in several locations seizing several major cites like Phnom Penh, Long Xuyen, Vientiane, and Pakse within only the first day. This rapid speed combined with massive strikes in the rear of German forces would shatter the lines in Indochina leading to a rapid collapse. Siam would then move its troops to the Malayan border where they would advance onto the peninsula. But instead of untrained conscripts they faced professional forces and the Siamese army would struggle for a few months until the Japanese landed in Singapore. This would shatter the lines here as well and Siamese forces would help in the clean up. Siam then used its relatively small but still modern navy during the Indian Ocean Theater and would support the landings in Ceylon but did not help in the Maldives Campaign. Thai forces are known for their attempt to take Mauritius witch would fail given the long distance and the arrival of 3 german air craft carriers stationed in Madagascar. Siam like Vietnam would attack other naval bases with Siam being able to raid Zanzibar as the only combat to occur on african soil during the entire Second Weltkrieg. After a few more months of fighting a new Treaty would be signed in Singapore officially ending the Second Weltkrieg in asia. Part of this treaty was also modified by the earlier Treaty of Vientiane witch was created due to Lao rebels during the fall of Inchochina. This treaty would create Laos whose borders would be defined after the treaty of Singapore. Siam in 1948 is now a major force within the East Asian theater and is looking towards a great economic future. However disputes with Japan over leadership are dividing the two and it will take some compromise to avoid a split within the Greater East Asian Co Prosperity Sphere.

## Military

Siam's Military while not as large or as boisterous as Japan's, it is still a powerful force not to be trifled with. The Siamese army is trained for rapid quick movement through the dense jungle terrain taking out enemy units before they know what hit them. This works well in conjunction with Vietnamese troops. But the Siamese navy is where the power of the Siamese nation comes from. Being the second strongest in the Greater East Asian Co Prosperity Sphere, and the fifth strongest in the world it is capable of projecting power as far away as Cape Hope. The Air Force of Siam is small but affective and home grown. It served well during the Second Weltkrieg known for its raid on the naval base at Zanzibar.