The Chiang Mai Chronicle by David K. Wyatt

Withrington Albert Paravi Wongchirachai The Journal of the Siam Society Volume 87, Parts 1 & 2 1999 Honorary Editor Ronald D. Peter Skilling Vara-Poj Snidvongs Chaisak Suwansirikul.

Woraphat Arthayukti Navarat Laekhakula Fran9ois Lagirarde Paul G. Weerachai Nanakorn Monita Singhakowin Robert Siedell Michael Wright Dr. Krisada Arunwongse John Reid Khunying Niramol Suriyasat Dr. The Journal of the Siam Society Patrons of the Siam Society Patron His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Vice-Patrons Her Majesty Queen Sirikit His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarinda Honorary President Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarinda Honorary Vice-Presidents Mom Kobkaew Abhakara na Ayudhya His Serene Highness Prince Subhadradis Diskul Council of the Siam Society, 1998-2000 President Vice-Presidents Leader, Natural History Section Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Honorary Librarian Honorary Editor, JSS Honorary Editor, NHB Members of Council Bilaibhan Sampatisiri Prof. A major contribution to Thailand’s history.Table of contents : JSS_087_0a_Front JSS_087_0b_TributeToHMKingBhumibol JSS_087_0c_Obituary_WJGedney JSS_087_0d_NapatGordon_ThaiWomenInLateAyutthayaPaintings JSS_087_0e_BraniganMerrony_GardensOfRoyalPalaceAyutthaya JSS_087_0f_Hodges_TimeInTransitionKingNaraiLuangPrasoetChronicle JSS_087_0g_Grabowsky_ForecedResettlementCampaignsInNThailand JSS_087_0h_Renard_ImageOfChiangMai JSS_087_0i_Jonsson_MovingHouseMigrationAndHousehold JSS_087_0j_Smithies_NoteOnArticleByLourido JSS_087_0k_Lorillard_MeaningOfVientiane JSS_087_0l_Renard_WatSaBuaKaeo JSS_087_0m_Reviews JSS_087_0n_Back Citation preview Although Cushman must be praised by all Thai historians for his efforts to bring a very important part of Thai history into the limelight, his book suffers from technical problems such as a lack of explanatory footnotes which would have been very helpful to the general reader. Unfortunately, this has made a somewhat flawed book, especially in the poorly organised index and translations of some Thai words into English. Wyatt stated he did not want to heavily edit the manuscript. Wyatt, the great scholar of Thai history, edited Cushman’s work for publication. Unfortunately, Cushman passed away in 1991 before he completed his manuscript.

Cushman, assembled all the remaining chronicles and translated them. In the early 1970s, a young American academician, Richard D.

Later they were collected and published in Thai. Only a few fragments were eventually found. The sacking of Ayutthaya in 1767 destroyed the majority of the royal records. The Siam Society 1st ed., 2000, 556 pages.

The Chiang Mai Chronicle by David K. Wyatt