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Nakhon Ratchasima

Also known as Korat

Nakhon Ratchasima, commonly called Korat, is a city in north-eastern Thailand and the capital of the country's largest province, on the south-western edge of the Khorat Plateau. Founded as a fortified Siamese frontier town in the 17th century, it was the gateway to the Lao and Khmer lands of the Isan region. A monument in the city honours Thao Suranari, heroine of the resistance to Anouvong of Vientiane in 1826.

Nakhon Ratchasima
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Phimai regime

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nakhon Ratchasima. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-ratchasima
MLA
“Nakhon Ratchasima.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-ratchasima. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Nakhon Ratchasima.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-ratchasima.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nakhon Ratchasima’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-ratchasima (Accessed: ).

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