Group3 1.Thirapon settananurak number2 2.Lillapa Jirthanakorn number10 The economy of the Ayutthaya period
Production :Ayutthaya economy was still based on subsistence, meaning that one needed to know how to produce essential items for personal use ,with extra production to trade with others for other important items .The economy status was and follows 1)Agriculture The people was planting since the land was very abundant .Most planting around the wonder river between the chao Phraya, Pasak and Tha Chin Rivers This rivers use for trading The areas the most planting because near the river and abundant
2)Handicrafts People produced tools and kitchen utensils as family businesses goldware clay work Dharma cabinet
Trading: Trade with foreign countries by doing ship trade with foreign countries. 1)Domestic trading :There were many land and floating markets around Ayutthaya most of The merchandise was agricultural products, dry food, seafood and forest items 1)Domestic trading :There were many land and floating markets around Ayutthaya most of The merchandise was agricultural products, dry food, seafood and forest items These are countries where we trade by land 1)Myanmar 2)Laos 3)Vietnam 4)Cambodia 5)Malaysia. 1 2 3 4 5
1)Domestic merchandise products Rice Sea food Forest items Fruits This one is export
2)International trading This was successful since Ayutthaya possessed good areas and had merchandise needed by foreigners ,especially. Boat transportation Trading with foreigners In the Ayutthaya period, besides the Portuguese, other western nations who came to trade with Ayutthaya were Spanish, Dutch, British and French.
2) International trading products ivory leather Wood spices This one is export
Finance in the Ayutthaya came from types of taxes as follows: 1. Port tax: was a form of tax collected from merchants that traded both by water and by land . Originally it was only collected at the capital but later at the provinces as well. There were custom 2. Duty:was collected from people’s income from their work and was named according to the work;field duty, alcohol duty, etc 3. Levies: we’re items and money that tributary servants earned from their work and treated with duty exclusions. These items included gunpowder , honey, cardamom, straws iron, ets 4. Fees were collected for the work of officers -issuing title deeds, the costs spent in courts ,and fines from losing a case
Costs in the Ayutthaya era When considering all of income, it can be seen that the economy of Ayutthaya was at a prosperous level . But there were many expenses to pay as follows: 1. Country defence and wars :Defending the country from outside invasions and expanding the eras required the Royal Treasury to provide money, forces or others things 2.Bonuses for officers and annual military pensions:officers in the part did not have salaries but had annual payments called ‘pensions ,and bonuses in many occasions 3.Buddhism preservation the king had to be a supporters of not only Buddhism, but every religion of those under his control .Therefore, the expenses spent on building and preserving religions had been high ever since 4.Building preservation :The king had to be a supported of not only Buddhism,but every religion of those under his control. Therefore, the expenses spent on building and preserving religions has been high ever since. ↳
Currency 'Pod Duang' was the currency of the era. They were affixed with the royal, nd Wheel of the Laws seals. In King Narai the Great's era, the pro y was monopolised and there were great punishm those who tried to counterfeit. The metals used is money were gold and silver. Pod Duang had man ccording to its value - Chang, Tamlueng, Baht, Two S Salueng, Fueng, Two Pai, and Pai. The lowest was called 'Bia. The money was made from shells from the Andaman Sea and was assigned by the law to be used in paying fines and bail.#
1) king Uthong State seal : the wheel with six spokes King seal: a lotus bud 2)Intharachathirat I State seal: the wheel containing nice circles King seal: a lotus bud 3) Boromatrailokanat State seal: the wheel containing nine circles King seal: another lotus bud 4) chai Rachathirat State seal: the wheel containing nice circles King seal: another lotus bud 5)Naresuan State seal; the wheel with six spokes King seal: a lotus bud with crossed swords The Phot Duang coin -
The Phot Duang coin 6) Ekathosarot State seal: the wheel with six spokes King's seal: another lotus bud 7) Songtham State seal: a flower containing nine circles King's seal: another lotus bud 8) Prasat Thong State sea!: the wheel containing nine circles Kimg's seal: another lotus bud 9) Narai Scate seal: There existed four seals as follows. Type 1: a wheel containing nine circles with a double rim
The Phot Duang coin 10)Phetracha Ststate seal: the wheel constraining nine circles King seal: another lotus bud 12) Thai as State seal: eight circles around a hub (no rim) King seal:another lotus bud 13)Boromarket State seal:eight circles around a hub (no rim) King seal :another lotus bud 11)sua State seal : the wheel containing nine circles King seal: another lotus bud
14) Uthumphorn State seal: the wheel containing nice circles with double rim King seal: another lotus bud 15)Suriyamarin State seal: The wheel with six spokes King seal: another lotus bud The Phot Duang coin
Type2: a wheel with a hub surrounded by eight petals Type3: a flower containing nine circles Type4:a wheel containing nice circles with a single rim King seal : lotus buds The Phot Duang coin Types2 Types3 Types4 Types 5
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