VOC participation in Siamese society during the Late Ayutthaya Period (1688-1767)

Authors

Dhiravat na Pombejra

Publication Date

2000-01-01

Abstract

This paper examines the roles played by employees of the Dutch United East India Company (VOC) in late seventeenth and in eighteenth century Ayutthaya Society. The Dutch were in Siam primarily to trade, but they were also given formal standing in court society by the Siamese. The head of the Dutch community in Ayutthaya, a European merchant with Siamese rank and title, therefore had social functions to attend within the pluralistic society of the Siamese capital, both at court and outside the court. The paper analyses the different ways in which the Dutch interacted with Siamese society during the Late Ayutthaya Period, and attempts to sum up how each side (the Dutch and the Siamese) perceived the role of the VOC in Siamese society.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.ARV.13.1.4

First Page

60

Last Page

83

Recommended Citation

na Pombejra, Dhiravat (2000) "VOC participation in Siamese society during the Late Ayutthaya Period (1688-1767)," Asian Review: Vol. 13: No. 1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.ARV.13.1.4
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/arv/vol13/iss1/5