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Thailand: Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya Historical Park

Wat Phra Si Sanphet was built around 1448 during the reign of King Borommatrailokanat, also known as Somdet Phra Ramesuan Boromma Trailokanat Bopit (1431–1488) who was the king of Ayutthaya from 1448 to 1488. Ayutthaya (Ayudhya)) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
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Thailand: Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya Historical Park
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet was built around 1448 during the reign of King Borommatrailokanat, also known as Somdet Phra Ramesuan Boromma Trailokanat Bopit (1431–1488) who was the king of Ayutthaya from 1448 to 1488. Ayutthaya (Ayudhya)) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
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