Pattani used to be a vassal state of Ayutthaya. Pattani used to be a thriving trade centre attracting merchants and traders from various parts of the world.

QUESTION
1. Is there any evidence traders and merchants from the Arab peninsula or East Africa have been in Pattani and/or in Ayutthaya before the arrival of the Portuguese?

2. Is there any evidence that traders and merchants from the Arab peninsula or East Africa have been in Pattani and/or in Ayutthaya after the Portuguese established contacts with Ayutthaya in 1511?

Thanks in advance for your kind cooperation

Ton Gerits