Bangkok is not the capital of Thailand

<p>I live in Bangkok. It is the capital of Thailand and I have been working here as a journalist for eight years. The only problem is that the city isn’t actually called Bangkok. Allow me to explain…</p> <h1>A brief history of the Thai capital</h1> <p>For about 400 years, the capital of Thailand, then known as Siam, was a place called Ayuttaya. Ayuttaya is still there, about an hour north of the current capital and is well worth a visit if you like temples and monkeys. The city was attacked regularly by the Burmese Empire and sadly, in 1767, Ayuttaya fell to their old enemy and was occupied. It was the second time this had happened, so the newly crowned King Taksin decided to move the capital to a more defensive area to the south.</p> <p><a href="https://jrward42.medium.com/bangkok-is-not-the-capital-of-thailand-bbf3f0f2ed43"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>