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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.In 1868, he travelled with his father and Westerners invited by Mongkut to observe the solar eclipse of 18 August 1868 in Prachuap Khiri ...
Chulalongkorn, Czulalongkorn (Rama V), o imieniu królewskim Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua (taj. พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) (ur. 20 września 1853, zm. 23 października 1910) - król Syjamu (obecnie Tajlandii) z dynastii Chakri panujący w latach 1868–1910.
19 paź 2024 · Chulalongkorn was the king of Siam who avoided colonial domination and embarked upon far-reaching reforms. Chulalongkorn was the ninth son of King Mongkut, but since he was the first to be born to a royal queen, he was recognized as heir to the throne. He was only 15 years old when his father died.
6 dni temu · Chulalongkorn’s policies were continued by his sons Vajiravudh (Rama VI; reigned 1910–25) and Prajadhipok (Rama VII; 1925–35). In 1917 Vajiravudh, the first Thai monarch to be educated abroad, opened Thailand’s first university, which he named for his father.
King Rama I. 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.
30 paź 2024 · King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) is considered the ‘father’ of the modern Thai Railway system, as it was during his reign that the first railway lines were built in Thailand, and under his patronage the creation of what is now the State of Railway of Thailand.
KING CHULALONGKORN [ RAMA V ] 1868 -1910. Also known as Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua, and the eldest son of King Rama IV, he was born in Bangkok on September 20, 1853 and was crowned King on October 1, 1868, following the death of his father. The first few years of his reign were under a regency.
