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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.
Lords of Life: A History of the Kings of Thailand. United Kingdom: Alvin Redman Limited. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, Disuankumaan (2001). Our Wars With The Burmese: Thai-Burmese Conflict 1539-1767. Thailand: White Lotus Co. Ltd. ISBN 974-7534-58-4. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Foundation (2011).
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 December) in the Buddhist Era.
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 ]
King Chulalongkorn died on 23 October 1910 of kidney disease at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in the Dusit Palace, and was succeeded by his son Vajiravudh (King Rama VI). [20] The royal Equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn was finished in 1908 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the king's reign. It was cast in bronze by a Parisian ...
Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh succeeded his father as King of Siam on 23 October 1910. Vajiravudh set out in his coronation speech to modernize and westernize Siam in his role as its absolute monarch. The new king spent lavishly on his coronation and lived a life of excess in a period when most of the kingdom's populace were rural farmers and ...
The practice of making flowers from corn leaves, though, was a modern practice which began in 1925 during the state funeral of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). As of 24 September more than 5,500 people signed up to volunteer to serve during the cremation days. [ 48 ]
King Rama V informally called Prince Devan as his "right hand". During the reign of King Vajiravudh , Rama VI of Siam, who was the child of his maternal younger sister, Queen Sri Bajarindra, the Queen Mother , he was delegated to work as the Head of the King's administration ( Prime Minister ) and was awarded the title of Krom Phra Devawongse ...