However negotiations for a trade agreement failed, and instead the Danish fleet was given the area around Tranquebar (now Tharangambadi) in southern India by the Kingdom of Thanjavur Nayak.

[7] In 1621, Crappe ventured from Tranquebar to Tanintharyi on the west coast of Myanmar which was then under the control of the Ayutthaya Kingdom under King Songtham.

Under Taksin the Great, the Thonburi Kingdom ordered 10,000 cannons from the Danish Royal Asiatic company in exchange for tin.

[10] Due to Denmark having no intention of seizing colonies in Asia, the Siamese government came to trust the Danish over the British and French.

The Royal Department of Railway Traffic Services then constructed its own line from Bangkok to Nakorn Ratchasima via Ayutthaya under the supervision of Danish entrepreneur Hans Niels Andersen.

[13] Chulalongkorn son Prince Chirapravati Voradej studied in Denmark along with Stanklang and Pin Snitwongse.

In 1875, Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu was sent by Christian IX of Denmark to deliver a letter to Chulalongkorn of Siam.

[15] During the Paknam incident on 13 July 1893 during the Franco-Siamese conflict, Richelieu commanded Phra Chulachomklao Fortress against the French.

Others include Captain Frederik Kobke who served as the first Danish consul in Bangkok, and Erik Seidenfaden who served as a provincial gendarmerie and evacuated all Thai officers from the 3 Siamese provinces in Cambodia with their families when they were ceded to France, and was later one of the founder of the Siam Society.

In 1902, during the Ngiao rebellion in the country's north, Gustav Schau and Hans Jensen played pivotal roles in defending Siam against the Shan rebels.

For his role in defending Lampang, Chulalongkorn intended to promote Jensen to the rank of Major General and bestow him with the Order of the Crown of Siam with a 10,000 baht reward.

As the war came to a close, Gustav Schau led the provincial gendarmerie to Phrae but was unable to enter due to the wishes of the British consulate Harold Lyle.

[19]In 1955, Gunnar Seidenfaden was sent by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Bangkok where he acquired a former Borneo company building for the purpose of an embassy on 29 July 1955.

[21] The biggest exports of Thailand to Denmark are jewelry, gems, footwear, kitchenware, household tables, electrical components and rubber product.

[29] Danish companies Mountain Top and Linak Apac have also invested a total of 700 million Baht into the Eastern Economic Corridor.

[6]Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) is an organization that handles legal and business matters between Danes in Thailand.

[31] Thailand often ranks as a popular tourist location for Scandinavia, including Denmark, due to its tropical climate and variety of activities.

[33] The current Danish embassy in Bangkok was built in former swamp land until its development by Sua Yom, who was wealthy Chinese merchant.

The land was then parcelled and sold to Europeans and Thais, with the spot of the embassy being bought by the British Borneo company.

[20] Royal Consulate-General Royal Thai Embassy In 1960, king Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand visited Denmark where he showed an interest in the Danish dairy industry and created the Thai-Danish Dairy Farm which was opened by Bhumbibol and Frederick IX on 16 January 1962.

[46] In 1878, Frederik Købke who was the Danish consul in Bangkok, brought two elephants named 'Chang' and 'Eng' from Siam as a present to Copenhagen Zoo.