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  2. Chulalongkorn - Wikipedia

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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's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial ...

  3. Francis Chit - Wikipedia

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    For instance, one such piece is found in the 24 November 1864 issue of The Siam Times and another one in the 16 January 1865 issue of the Bangkok Recorder, advertising the sale of prints as well as visits for portraiture services. [5] [6] Portrait of King Chulalongkorn at his second coronation, 1873.

  4. Urubongse Rajasombhoj - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the other princes, Urubongse was not educated in Europe, but instead received instruction from foreign teachers at a private residence in Siam. He died on 20 September 1909, on King Chulalongkorn's birthday, at the age of 15. His death brought sadness to the members of the Royal Family, especially King Chulalongkorn.

  5. History of Thai clothing - Wikipedia

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    Main menu. Main menu. ... Sri Suriyawongse was a Prime Minister of Southern Siam during the reign of King Chulalongkorn ... Siamese women's photo, 1890.

  6. Front Palace Crisis - Wikipedia

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    The crisis was a power struggle between the reformist King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and the conservative Prince Bovorn Vichaichan, the Vice King. Chulalongkorn came to the throne in 1868, with Vichaichan appointed Front Palace or Vice King in the same year. The progressive reforms of King Chulalongkorn aroused the ire of Prince Vichaichan and the ...

  7. Vajirananavarorasa - Wikipedia

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    From 12 July 1877, he also worked as a legal secretary for King Chulalongkorn for two years. King Chulalongkorn needed a reliable person such as Vajirañana in the Sangha, and he tried to persuade him to remain a monk even after his ordination according to custom. Though still unsure, Vajirañana promised that if he were to leave the monkhood ...

  8. Wichaichan - Wikipedia

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    On 11 November 1868, Wichaichan's cousin Chulalongkorn was crowned Supreme King of Siam at the Grand Palace. Since the elevation of King Pinklao twenty years earlier, the office of Front Palace had gained considerable amount of power and prestige. The viceroy had his own army of over 2,000 men, western trained and western armed. [13]

  9. Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) - Wikipedia

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    King Chulalongkorn visited Dutch Java for the second time in 1896. After the Paknam Incident of 1893 that threatened Siam's independence, King Chulalongkorn embarked on a grand European tour to promote the image of his kingdom as a civilized modern nation in April 1897, [56] going through the Suez Canal, the king arrived first in Italy.