History of Isan
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title:
History of Isan
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The history of Isan has been determined by its geography, situated as it is on the Korat Plateau between Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The national government claimed that the name "Isan" was derived from Sanskrit Īśāna, a name of Shiva they claimed referred to his rule of the northeast. This interpretation was intended to reinforce Isan's identity as the northeast of Thailand, rather than as part of the Lao kingdom because of the fear of the Lao people seceding. The Thai king Vajiravudh reinvok
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Isan
date created:
2004-03-13T01:27:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:27:00Z
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