Thai PODs

It seems like Thailand is a country that is ignored generally in AH, what are some good pods for this country? It's monarchy is one of the most ancient, but I wonder if it could've turned to republicanism in its history, or maybe some kind of Buddhist Theocracy? Could it have industrialized earlier?
 
It seems like Thailand is a country that is ignored generally in AH, what are some good pods for this country? It's monarchy is one of the most ancient, but I wonder if it could've turned to republicanism in its history, or maybe some kind of Buddhist Theocracy? Could it have industrialized earlier?

Pod thai. Yummm....
 
The obvious POD to me is to have Thailand colonized. IOTL it managed to avoid the scramble for southeast Asia, but having a foreign power take Thailand could be very interesting.

I like the idea of a Buddhist Theocracy as well, perhaps that could be the regime that takes over post-colonization?
 
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