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Bhumibol Adulyadej [b] [c] (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state.
The publicity materials at the Yale University Press website originally described the book as telling "the unexpected story of [King Bhumibol Adulyadej's] life and 60-year rule — how a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, and how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political, autocratic, and even brutal.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday, was a stabilising figure in the Southeast Asian nation, which went through tumultuous change during his 70-year reign". Adding that "although the Thai baht and the stock exchange index will remain under pressure, much of the uncertainty premium is already built into the price of both, thus losses will ...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died at the age of 88 on 13 October 2016 (B.E. 2559), after a long illness. A year-long period of mourning was subsequently announced. A royal cremation ceremony took place over five days at the end of October 2017.
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was crowned King of Thailand on 5 May 1950 at the Grand Palace, Bangkok. [1] He ascended the throne at the age of 18 upon the death of his older brother King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) nearly four years prior, on 9 June 1946.
Being the residence of Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, the late Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, it is the final resting place of two former kings of Chakri Dynasty: King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). The temple was established in 1824 by Mahasakti Pol Sep, viceroy during the reign of King Rama III (r. 1824–51). [2]
The main building of the palace is a two-storey building, built in the reign of Rama VI.The palace was the residence of Rama VI. Chitralada School, was founded in 1958.. A dairy farm and factories were built as the King Bhumibol Adulyadej was interested in agriculture and agricultural industries.
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