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The Phra Ruang dynasty was the only royal lineage that ruled over the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first Central Thai state.Established by Si Inthrathit in 1238, who declared independence from the Khmer Empire, the dynasty laid the foundations for Thai society. [7]
The present set of royal regalia of Thailand (Khrueang Raja Kakudhabhand, Thai: เครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์) and the royal utensils was created mostly during the reign of King Rama I and Rama IV, after the previous set was lost during the sack of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767.
"King Taksin and Thailand's Chinese roots". The Nation. 10 October 2016; Thapthong, Thepchu (1985). ต้นตระกูลไทย ราชสกุล-นามสกุลพระราชทาน [Thai family ancestry, royal surname – royal surname bestowed]. Bangkok: Watcharin Print Pao. ISBN 9789742985936
Finestone Jeffrey, 1989, The Royal Family of Thailand: The Descendants of King Chulalongkorn; Rabibhadana M.R. Akin, 1996, The Organization of Thai Society in the Early Bangkok Period 1782 – 1873; Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, 2007, The King of Thailand in World Focus "RID 1999". The Royal Institute of Thailand.
The Thai government retroactively declared his reign to have begun on 13 October 2016, upon his father's death. [6] Aged 64 at that time, Vajiralongkorn became the oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne. [7] He is the wealthiest monarch in the world, [8] with a net worth estimated to be between US$30 billion [9] and US$70 billion. [10]
Thai Sa: Thapthim Chief Set Chief Iang Princess consort Aphainuchit Right 1733 1738 Borommakot: Phiphit Montri Central 1758 Sangwan Left 1755 Thao Toi Chief 1758 Uthumphon: Wimonphat Chief 1758 7 April 1767 Ekkathat
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. The use of the name "King Rama 'n'th" is in line with Thai practice of giving numbers to the king in the current dynasty.
The Chakri dynasty [a] 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 era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; following the end of Taksin's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok.