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Bhumibol Adulyadej [b] [c] (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 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.
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.
5 December 1927 – 9 July 1935: His Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej; 10 July 1935 – 9 June 1946: His Royal Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej; 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016: His Majesty The King; Posthumous title. 5 May 2019: His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a rare public appearance Tuesday to mark the 65th anniversary of his coronation. All television stations carried the event live, as ...
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning monarch, credited with restoring the influence of Thailand's royalty during 70 years on the throne.
When King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) came back permanently from Switzerland in 1950, he decided to live in the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall before his coronation ceremony. As renovations were being carried out in the preferred Chitralada Royal Villa , the king, Queen Sirikit and the growing royal family remained living at Amphorn Sathan.
Klai Kangwon Palace (Thai: วังไกลกังวล, lit. 'far from worry', RTGS: Wang Klai Kangwon, pronounced [wāŋ klāj kāŋ.wōn]) was the primary summer royal residence of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand. It is in Hua Hin District in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.