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This list refers to monarchs by the names most often used by traditional historians. [ 1] Western nations referred to the monarch as the "King of Siam" ( Latin: Rex Siamensium ), regardless of Thai titles, since the initiation of relations in the 16th century. Mongkut (Rama IV) was the first monarch to adopt the title when the name Siam was ...
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand.He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, styled as Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
The first king of a unified Thailand was the founder of the Sukhothai Kingdom, King Si Inthrathit, in 1238. [3] The idea of this early kingship is said to be based on two concepts derived from Hinduism and Theravada Buddhist beliefs.
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Family tree of Thai monarchs. The known history of the monarchy of Thailand begins with the founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom, inaugurated by Si Inthrathit in 1238. This was succeeded by the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. The present reigning dynasty, the Chakri Dynasty, took the throne in 1782, founding the ...
Bhumibol (right) with his brother, King Ananda Mahidol in 1938. Bhumibol was born at Cambridge Hospital (now Mount Auburn Hospital) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, on 5 December 1927, during the reign of his paternal uncle, King Rama VII (Prajadhipok). [22]
Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn. The coronation of Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) as king of Thailand took place on 4 May 2019 at the Grand Palace, Bangkok. [1] He ascended the throne at the age of 64 upon the death of his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, on 13 October 2016, accepting the accession invitation by Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy ...
Chakri dynasty. The Chakri dynasty ( Thai: ราชวงศ์จักรี, RTGS :Ratchawong Chakkri, pronounced [râːt.tɕʰā.wōŋ tɕàk.krīː] ⓘ) 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 ...