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Vajiravudh [a] (1 January 1881 – 26 November 1925) was the sixth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VI.He reigned from 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism.
The tradition of using different reference calendars continued in Siam in 1912 when King Vajiravudh decreed that the Buddhist Era would now track the Thai solar calendar, the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar with the New Year's Day of 1 April.
Timeline of Siamese history The year 1925 was the 143rd year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam (now known as Thailand ). It was the sixteenth and last year in the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and first year in the reign of King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), and is reckoned as years 2467 (1 January – 31 March) and 2468 (1 April – 31 ...
King Vajiravudh then decided to contain freedom of press and restore order through his decree on books, documents and journals in 1923, in which document editors were made liable to punishments of lèse-majesté offense. [69] Propagation of political and economic theories against the monarchy was also considered similar offense. [69]
The Phra Ruang dynasty was the only royal lineage that ruled over the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first Central Thai state.Established by Si Inthrathit in 1238, who declared independence from the Khmer Empire, the dynasty laid the foundations for Thai society. [7]
The Chakri dynasty [a] is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand.The head of the house is the king, who is head of state.The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Rattanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; following the end of Taksin's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok.
Vajiravudh, King of Siam. In 1909, a group of soldiers got into an argument over a woman with a group of Vajiravudh's pages near the entrance to his palace. At the time, Vajiravudh was the crown prince and designated successor to King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Six soldiers were arrested, and Vajiravudh petitioned Chulalongkorn to cane the soldiers.
In 1910s, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) sought to legitimise absolutism through Thai nationalism, using a Western approach, [3] by appointing more able commoners to the government. [4] A commoner involvement disappointed the aristocracy and nobility . [ 5 ]