The earliest historical evidence of the
existence of Thai massage dates to the Ayutthaya
era and can be found in a royal decree issued by
King Barommatrikolokkanat in 1455 A. D. appointing
officials to the massage department.
Another mention of Thai massage occurs
during the reign of King Narai the Great. In his
memoirs of 1687-1688 A.D. French Ambassador
La Lubare states, "In Siam, when someone fell ill,
the person with massage experience would start to