Ram Khamhaeng inscription
Inscripción de Ram Khamhaeng
- Date
- 1292 · confidence high
- Place
- Sukhothai, Thailand
- Credited to
- Traditionally attributed to King Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
Stone stele from Sukhothai traditionally regarded as the earliest known example of Thai script; discovered in 1833 and dated to 1292, it describes the Sukhothai kingdom under King Ram Khamhaeng.
What it led to
- Development of modern Thai script
- Standardization of the Thai alphabet
- Main source for the history of the Sukhothai kingdom
- Scholarly debate over its interpretation and scope