Khorat Thai
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,000 (est. 1999) Theravada Buddhism |
Khorat Thai, Korat Thai, Thai Korat or Thai Khorat (
Theories of the origin of the name Thai Boeng are:
- Boeng means 'some' or 'few'. Thai Khorat people lived in three major kingdoms: central Thai kingdoms (Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Bangkok), Lao Kingdom, and Cambodia Kingdom. People who live in the Khorat area are of different origin—e.g., Thai, Lao, Khmer, Kui—and blended their cultures and beliefs together into their own culture.
- It may be from their commonly used word, boeng is a word unique to the Thai Khorat people, and it is frequently used in their conversation.[citation needed]
Thai Khorat people have their own traditions and cultures called Khorat culture, which is similar to the culture of
Population
In 1999, Joachim Schliesinger estimated the number of Khorat Thai living in Thailand at 10,000.
Thailand's 2011 report to the UN
In addition to Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thai Khorat also inhabit adjacent provinces:[citation needed]
- Bua Yai District.
- Wang Muang District
- Sa Bot District
- Wichian Buri District
- Bamnet Narong District
- Lam Plai Mat District
History
The Khorat Thai can be traced back at least to the late-17th century, when King Narai of the Ayutthaya Kingdom ordered a new city built as the eastern fortress of his kingdom. This was the origin of Nakhon Ratchasima city. The city thus marked the boundary between Ayutthaya and the Lao regions.
The Khorat Thai are closely related to the Thai people. Some claim they are descended from Thai soldiers who married Khmer women,[5] though evidence proving this is lacking.
References
- ^ ISBN 9781633232358. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b c International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention : Thailand (PDF) (in English and Thai). United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 28 July 2011. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Peoples of the Buddhist World; Khorat Thai" (PDF). Asia Harvest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Thai, Khorat in Thailand". Joshua Project. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ LePoer, Barbara Leitch, ed. (1987). "The Thai and Other Tai-Speaking Peoples". Thailand: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2017.