The historical significance of these actions is interpreted in different ways on the Thai and Patani side. The 1901 incident is accounted by Thai history as a revolt [kabot], while the Patani raja note this as resisting of the coming of modernization. Patani intellectuals have a stronger view. They believe Siam used all sorts of trickery and deceit to deceive the raja and the Malay people in order to fall under the yoke of Siamese subjugation, and accordingly, 1902 was the loss of their rights to freedom and independence. With the modern Thai interpretation of history, most Thais believe that the deep South has been and still is Thai territory, and this implies that issues in regards to security must be dealt with exclusively by their own government.