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Rama II's reign saw the reconstruction of Thai culture and royal traditions. In 1811, the grand royal funeral was held for King Rama I. In the same year, a cholera epidemic broke out in Bangkok. Loetlanaphalai ordered Apat Pinat or sickness-repelling ceremonies to be performed. He also established the education and the examination system of ...
Rama II was the second ruler (1809–24) of the present Chakkri dynasty, under whose rule relations were reopened with the West and Siam began a forward policy on the Malay peninsula. A gifted poet and dramatist, Rama II wrote a famous version of Inao, a dramatic version of a popular traditional.
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Jan 11, 2022 · In a new book, Pavin Chachavalponpun, an exiled Thai academic currently based at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University of Japan, revisits the death and abbreviated reign of...
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Sep 16, 2024 · Ananda Mahidol (born Sept. 20, 1925, Heidelberg, Ger.—died June 9, 1946, Bangkok) was the eighth king of the Chakkri dynasty of Siam, whose mysterious death was one of the most traumatic events in the history of modern Thailand.
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The birth of Rama II is closely linked to the history of the Chakri dynasty. He was born to Samut Songkram in 1767, at the time of the kingdom of Ayutthaya, Luang Yokkrabat his father and Nak his mother, nobles in the organization of the society of this now extinct kingdom. The year of his birth there was an important event that marked the history ...
The passing of the throne, on the death of his father, was made in 1809. There was no particular ceremony, at that time the transfer of the throne from father to son was done without dispute or ceremony. It must be said that no disposition of succession had been established in this new kingdom, but the presence and the experience of this son was su...
Rama II is reputed to have been a king in love with beautiful letters. Poet in his spare time, he highlighted the culture of the region through the arts and literature. He brought writers and poets to court and forced his children to learn Thai written culture. This is one of the characteristics of the reign of Rama II, this ability to spread Thai ...
Rama II died brutally in July 1824. His succession was to revert to the eldest son of the queen, Prince Mongkut, but his inexperience with that of his half-brother Jessadabodindra caused the latter to proclaim himself king the same day. Although he was only the son of a concubine he still managed to keep the throne because he was older and better t...
The abbreviated reign of King Ananda Mahidol is as intriguing as tragic. Even among inquisitive historians, details of Ananda’s life are inaccessible and deemed too controversial. Pavin Chachavalpongpun discusses two intertwining stories—the love and death—of the young king.
“The abbreviated reign of King Ananda Mahidol is as intriguing as tragic. Details of Ananda’s life are inaccessible and deemed too controversial. Pavin Chachavalpongpun excellently discusses two intertwining stories—the love and death—of Ananda. While Ananda’s demise has remained a mystery, his romance with a Swiss lady is unknown to ...
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