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All kings in the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand are often referred to as King Rama in the English speaking world. The name Rama was adopted from the name of the Hindu God Rama , an avatar of Vishnu .
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 first used in an international treaty . [ 2 ]
Rama I initiated this ritual for the hot season and the rainy season; Rama III introduced the ritual for the winter season. [ 4 ] [ 16 ] The decoration which adorn the image, represent those of monks and the king, depending on the season, an indication of its symbolic role "as Buddha and the King", which role is also enjoined on the king who ...
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will be officially crowned as the 10th king of the Chakri dynasty on May 4, after taking the throne following the death of his father ...
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled 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 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 Council, on 1 December 2016.
The Honourable Order of Rama: Established on 22 July 1918 (B.E. 2461) by King Rama VI of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand), to be bestowed onto those who have rendered special military services either in peace or in wartime. The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant: Established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam. Along with the ...
House of Rama IV: Somanass 1852–1852: Sukhumala Marasri 1861–1927 Queen: Chulalongkorn (Rama V) 1853–1910 r. 1868–1910: Saovabha Phongsri 1864–1919 Queen: Sunandha Kumariratana 1860–1880 Queen: Sun 1895–1949: Gagananga Yukala Prince Bijit Prijakorn 1855–1909: House of Rama V: Paribatra Sukhumbandhu Prince of Nakhon Sawan 1881 ...