1. The Department of the Inerior controlled the judiciary in Siam during the early Ayutthaya period.
2. The Finance Department during the early Ayutthaya period congrolled only international finance.
3. The feudal period in Siam was called the "Sakdina period".
4. "Sakdina" literally means a system of ranking based upon land ownership and the amount of rice produced on the land.
5. Most foreigners from neighbouring countries in Siam during the middle Ayutthaya period lived in tributary towns.
6. Ayutthaya is located on an island, where only two (2) rivers meet.
7. The lowest group or class within Ayutthaya Society was slaves.
8. Teh war that is depicted in the Thai movie, "The Legend of Suryothai", is actually known as the "Chiang Kran War".
9. "Phya Chakri" was known as the "outside enemy".
10. The fall of Ayutthaya was due to the invasion of the city in 1864 by the Laotians.
11. For more than 400 years, Ayutthaya was the capital city of Siam.
12. General Taksin, who later became King, lead a force of 500 men which drove the Burmese out of Siam.