ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างชุมชนชาวจีนกับชุมชนมุสลิมในจังหวัดปัตตานี : กรณีศึกษาสุสานลิ้มกอเหนี่ยว พ.ศ. 2501-2533 / นันทิยา พิมลศิริผล = The relationship between Chinese and Muslim communities in Patani Province : a case study of The Lim Kun Yew Tomb, 1958-1990 / Nunthiya Phimonsiripol
This thesis aims to study the relationship between the Chinese and Muslim communities in Pattani province, by regarding the Lim Kun Yew Tomb as a symbol of Chinese identity in analyzing the various aspects of the relationship between the Chinese and the Muslims, including government policy towards the Lim Kun Yew Tomb and the Kruze Mosque and its impact on that relationship. Pattani was an important port of the Langkasuka Kingdom, attracting many people to settle there. Chinese and Muslims formed two of the communities in Pattani. According to legend, Lim Tho Khiam was a Chinese who travelled to Pattani and married a Muslim woman, converting to Islam. He volunteered to build the Kruze Mosque for tire ruler. His sister Lim Kun Yew came from China to persuadehim to return home, but he refuses, causing Lim Kun Yew to commit suicide. Before dying she put a cuses on the mosque, willing that it remain unfinished. Lim Tho Khiam built a tomb for his sister, which later became a symbol of the power relationship between the Chinese and the Muslim communities, from the Chinese point of view. This was because the Chinese wished to maintain their identity as a minority group within the larger community, and needed to build up self-confidence. The Chinese were able, however, to coexist with the Malay Muslims. But when the Thai government’s policy on tourism and ancient monuments was put into practice in Pattani, it caused dissatisfaction among the Muslims, resulting in protests. The result of the government’s policy did not, however, cause any violent conflicts between the Chinese and Muslim communities in Pattani.
