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As with everything, the European Countries such as the French and the British started their interfering into Thailand as early as the 16^th Centenary but Thailand was the only Southeast Asian country to never be a colony of a European country. The rulers of Thailand were too strong and too intelligent to fall into that trap.  In fact, the rulers during the 1800’s exploited the rivalry between Britain and France. Thailand remained a bulwark state between parts of the Southeast Asian countries that were colonies of these two powers.

Despite  not yielding to the colonization of their country the Thais did come under the influence of the West and in the 19^th centenary many reforms were implemented and most important special considerations were made which lead to the loss of large pieces of territory on the east side of the Mekong to the French. 

The systematic amalgamation by the British of Shan States lead to the formation of these territories which is now located in Myanmar and Malaysia.  These losses primarily included Penang and Tumasik and eventually ended in the loss of the three predominantly ethnic Malay southern provinces, which became Malaysia’s three northern states after the acceptance of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909.

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