POLSCI 3LC3 Lecture Notes - Rama I, Buddhism In Thailand, Chakri Dynasty

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 3LC3
• Professor: Netina Tan

Document Summary

5 main regions: central, south, north, northeast and east. North: mountains, hill tribes, former independent kingdoms poor soil. Northeast: ari region, harsh climate, subject to floor and droughts // vietnamese and khmer influences. South: once part of srivijaya empire; crossroad between islam and buddhism. Thailand shares its border with burma, myanmar / burma / laos, cambodia and malaysia. Elephants are seen as a symbol of prosperity. Map represents the shape of an elephants head and its trunk consists of the southern peninsula. Conflict between cambodia and thailand - temple issue, and now the land surrounding the. Thai-burmese borders: locations of idp camps (refugee, internally displaced persons) 1962 icj (international court of justice) ruled that the temple belonged to cambodia. Thailand raised objections to the jurisdiction of the court, which were rejected in the later judgment of 26 may 1961. Main exports include rice, seafood and live animals, office equipment, textiles and clothing, as.