Also, the main driver for the insurgency is that the "peaceful and harmonious" Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) conquered what was then the Sultanate of Pattani i

Also, the main driver for the insurgency is that the "peaceful and harmonious" Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) conquered what was then the Sultanate of Pattani in 1785 and have been trying to forcibly assimilate it ever since.