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698 Khun Lo, a Thai prince, conquers Muang Sua, an early Laotian kingdom.
1057 King Anawrahta of Myanmar captures Thanton in northern Thailand, strengthening Theravada Buddhism in the country.
1096 Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as a kingdom
1238 The Sukhothai kingdom is founded in Thailand.
1249 Pho Khun Si Indrathit becomes the first king of the Sukhothai kingdom, marking the founding of the modern Thai nation.
1259 Lannathai, a kingdom in the north of Thailand, is founded by King Mengrai.
1260 The newly formed Sukhothai kingdom of Thailand adopts Theravada Buddhism.
1262 King Mengrai of the Lannathai kingdom in present day Thailand founds the city of Chiang Rai as the kingdom's first capital.
1281 The Mon kingdom of Haripunchai falls as its capital Lamphun (in present-day Thailand) is captured by King Mengrai's Lannathai kingdom.
1287 Kings Mengrai of the Lanna kingdom and Ramkhamhaeng the Great of the Sukhothai kingdom agree to a peace pact in their region of southeast Asia (present-day Thailand).
1292 The Lanna kingdom of northern Thailand conquers and annexes the Mon kingdom of Haripunchai.
1351 King Ramathibodi I ascends the throne in Ayutthaya (now Thailand). He beings to propagate Theravada Buddhism as the state religion.
1368 Ramesuan succeeds Ramathibodi I as ruler of Ayutthaya (now southern Thailand).
1374 Leu Thai becomes King of Sukhothai (now in northern Thailand) after the death of King Lithai.
1395 Rama Ratchathirat becomes king of the Ayutthaya kingdom in Thailand.
1766 The Burmese begin to invade the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya.
1767 The Burmese army captures the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, and destroys the city.
1782 Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Thailand who was overthrown in an coup d'etat.
1851 Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1932 After a relatively bloodless military rebellion, Siam becomes a constitutional monarchy
1933 Anti-monarchist rebellion in Siam (Thailand).
1939 Siam changes its name to Thailand
1942 World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom
1946 In Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) accedes the throne after the mysterious death of his brother, King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII).
1949 Siam changes its name to Thailand.
1954 The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established in Bangkok, Thailand
1976 Massacre of students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.
1979 Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border.
1989 Typhoon Gay devastates the Thai province of Chumphon.
1991 Thailand: General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
1991 In Thailand, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashes near Bangkok, killing all 223 people on-board.
2000 God's Army, a Karen militia group led by twins Johnny and Luther Htoo, take 700 hostages at a Thai hospital near the Burmese border.
2000 Joseph Piscopo of Chicago, Illinois marries Peangjai Onsee of Udon Thani, Thailand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2003 Jemaah Islamiah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2004 Queen Elizabeth II christens the ''RMS Queen Mary 2'' cruise liner, currently the largest ocean liner in the world. Thailand, as bird flu spreads throughout Southeast Asia.
2004 One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history hits southeastern Asia when the strongest earthquake in 40 years hits the entire Indian Ocean region. The massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake, epicentered just off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, generates enormous tsunami waves that crash into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Burma and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing.
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