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Ananda Mahidol [b] (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland.
Ananda Mahidol [lower-alpha 2] (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland.
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.
16 wrz 2024 · Ananda Mahidol (born Sept. 20, 1925, Heidelberg, Ger.—died June 9, 1946, Bangkok) was the eighth king of the Chakkri dynasty of Siam, whose mysterious death was one of the most traumatic events in the history of modern Thailand.
Chakkri Dynasty, Thailand’s ruling house, founded by Rama I, who, under the title of Chao Phraya Chakkri (military commander of the Chao Phraya area), had played an important role in the struggle against Burma. Chakkri became king of Thailand in 1782 following the execution of his predecessor.
The king returned to Thailand in 1945, and died of a bullet wound on 9 June 1946, just a few weeks before his scheduled return to Switzerland for further education. He was just 21 years old, and was yet to be crowned. The king's death is still an unsolved mystery. A good and fair account of his biography and death can be found on Wikipedia. We ...
19 lut 2018 · Ananda Mahidol, Thailand’s king Rama VIII, died on the 3rd of June, 1946. He was only twenty at the time. A child when he was elected successor to the throne in 1935, he continued to be educated in Switzerland, not visiting Thailand as king until 1938 when he was thirteen.
