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Siam was the sole country in Southeast Asia to maintain full independence from the great empires during the colonial era. It was the only state in the region to enter the conflict entirely of its own free will, as an equal of the European powers rather than as part of their imperial contingents.
In 1782, Bangkok was established as the capital of the newly created Chakri dynasty, and under the ruling of King Rama I the Great, Thailand (or Siam as it was known until 1939) became the only Southeast Asian country to successfully prevent colonization by a European power.