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Chulalongkorn [a] (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, [b] was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn was born as the son of Mongkut, the fourth king of Siam.
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama X. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
All kings in the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand are often referred to as King Rama in the English speaking world. The name Rama was adopted from the name of the Hindu God Rama , an avatar of Vishnu .
20 paź 2021 · On Wednesday, 20 October 2021 during 14.30 – 15.00 hrs., H.E. Mr. Chairat Sirivat, Consul General of Thailand to Dubai and the Northern Emirates presided over a ceremony in remembrance of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) as 23 October is observed every year across Thailand to mark the passing of King Rama V.
King Rama V or King Chulalongkorn (1853 – 1910) was the monarch who steered Thailand clear of colonization and initiated the Chakri Reformation to put Thailand on the road to modernization.
6 gru 2022 · Wat Ratchabophit was built from 1869-70 on the order of King Rama V as the symbolic temple of his reign. The monarch planned to decorate the walls of the ubosot with mosaics featuring his life...
21 paź 2020 · His Majesty King Rama V came to the throne at the age of 16 and died as one of Siam's most loved and revered kings, after a remarkable reign of 42 years. Modern Thailand may be said to be a product of the comprehensive and progressive reforms of his reign, for these touched almost every aspects of Thai life.
