State, Community, and Ethnicity in Early Modern Thailand, 1351-1767 by John Smith A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in the University of Michigan 2019 Doctoral Committee: Professor Victor B. Lieberman, Chair Associate Professor Christian de Pee Professor Nancy K. Florida Professor Hitomi Tonomura Dr. John K. Whitmore John Smith
[email protected] ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-4807 © John Smith 2019 DEDICATION For Sirinya Siriyanun-Smith ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to start by thanking the two people who contributed the most to this dissertation. The first of these is my committee chair, Professor Victor Lieberman. He has been a joy to work with for the past six years, and his constant support, hard-hitting questions, and unwavering belief in my ability to complete this work have inspired me to constantly improve my research and writing. The second is my wife and research partner, Dr. Sirinya Siriyanun of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. She has read and listened to countless chapter drafts, accompanied me to remote temples, museums, and provincial archives throughout central Thailand, helped me locate obscure and hard-to-find manuscripts, and has played a critical role in my growing command of Thai as a research language. This is not even to mention the extensive moral support and encouragement that she provided me during the process of writing the dissertation. Next, I would like to thank the members of my committee. Professor Nancy Florida and Dr. John Whitmore have provided valuable comparative insight into other areas of Southeast Asian history and have helped me better situate my work within the broader tradition of Southeast Asian historiography.