Ep. 264 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 6)

Laszlo continues on with this light but a satisfying overview of the Thai-Chinese. With Field Marshal Phibun in charge in Bangkok, the flames of Thai nationalism are being furiously fanned and the ethnic Chinese inhabitants of Siam are feeling the heat. But with the ultimate defeat of Japan, the Chinese can finally breathe a sigh of relief….or could they?

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/TermChineseThaiEnglish/Meaning
Chao MuongSimilar to the Chao Sua but primarily in the south of Thailand. They were also called Hokkien Rajah's
Chao SuaUpper crust ethnic Chinese families who gained riches through their association with the royal house.
Chiang Kai-shek蒋介石เจียงไคเช็ก1887-1975, Military, political and revolutionary leader of the Republic of China
Chiang Rai清莱เมืองเชียงรายCity in the northernmost part of Thailand, near trhe borders of Laos and Burma
Chulalongkorn朱拉隆功จุฬาลงกรณ์Also, King Rama V, reigned 1868-1910, "The Great Beloved King"
Ho Chi Minh胡志明โฮจิมินห์1890-1969 Vietnamese revolutionary who served as Chairman of the Worker's Party, Prime Minister and later President of Vietnam
Hokkien福建ฝูเจี้ยนOverseas Fujian people who primarily came from the south, around Xiamen and Zhangzhou and all points in between
Huaqiao华侨
Jiangxi province江西省เจียงซีInterior province in the southeast of China
Jǐnggāngshān井冈山City and mountains in the southwest of Jiangxi province, famous for Mao's Jiangxi Soviet
KMT国民党ก๊กมินตั๋งThe Kuomintang (Guomindang) or Nationalist Party
Lukchin
Ming Dynasty明朝ราชวงศ์หมิงChinese dynasty that ran 1368-1644
Mongkut蒙固王พระบาทสมเด็จพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัวFourth king of the Chakri Dynasty. reigned 1851-1868
Nányáng南洋นันยางThe "South Seas", the name for Southeast Asia
Plaek Phibunsongkhram銮披汶·颂堪แปลก พิบูลสงครามField Marshal Phibun, 1897-1964, Thai military officer, politician, prime minister and dictator, collaborator
Prajadhipok巴差提朴 / 拉玛七世ประชาธิปก1893-1941, also known as Rama VII. He was reigning at the time of the Siamese Revolution of 1932 that made him the first Constitutional monarch
Qing清朝ราชวงศ์ชิงThe Qing Dynasty 1644-1911
Shàntóu汕头
Sun Yat-sen孙逸仙ซุนอี้เซียนKMT founder and guiding light of the revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Called "The Father of Modern China"
Teochew潮州แต้จิ๋วChinese born or descended from the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province
Táiภาษาไท or ภาษาไตTai language family spoken by many different ethnicities in Southeast Asia
Vajiravudh瓦栖拉兀 / 拉玛六世วชิราวุธKing of Siam from 1910-1925
Yala Province也拉府ยะลาThe southernmost province of Thailand, on the border with Malaysia

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