Thailand means "Land of the Free" and throughout the country's 800-year history, the Thai people can boast the distiction of being the only in southeast Asia never to have been colonised.
Formerly known as Siam to foreigners who first came to this region as early as the12 century, the country's name was changed to Thailand with the advent of a democratic government.
long before The emergence of what is conventionaly called the Thai Kingdom during the 12 century, the area known as Choa phraya valley, was inhabited by ancient civilizations that can be traced back to pre-historic times.