ปาตานีภายใต้ความเคลื่อนไหวทางการเมือง ค.ศ.1808-1909

Abstract

This thesis “Patani under the Political Movement 1808-1909” aims to explore a century of historical change in Patani, starting from Patani being divided into seven Huamuangs (Domains) in 1808 to the conclusion of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty in 1909. This research analyzes the political change and the roles of intellectual elites. It aims to explain how to transcend the historical dichotomy between Siam and Patani, that is always written in Patani historiography. The research also focuses the role of the Patani Ulama network that has made changes in history, as a result, "Patani" or "Three Southern Border Provinces" become the present. This study reveals that over 19th century, there were many dynamics that began with the division of Patani into seven Huamuangs in 1808. It was a major political change, when Patani once had only one sultan, had then been divided into 7 Huamuangs ruled by seven Chaomuang (governors). Then, in the 1830s, there was a discovery of tin in the inner Huamuangs which further instigated disunity between the seven Huamuangs of Patani as the governors were in conflicts over the enormous benefits of tin. Even in the second half of the 19th century, a network of ulama became the dominant force in Patani society, but it is just a moral authority that cannot contribute to the resistance of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the treaty that completely turned Patani into a part of Siam. However, the movement created a significant historical legacy –a proto Patani nationalism–that passed on to latter eras.