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Under his reign, King Rama III was also responsible for the writing of the Chindamanee textbook and also the revision of the Buddhist textbook the Tripitaka which was to be distributed throughout the kingdom.
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- Naming The Reign
- The Wealthy King
- Rama III and Foreign Relations
- The Faithful King
- Death and Succession
- References
King Rama I, founder of the Chakri dynasty, as the first king of the Bangkok period in Thailand's history, became known straight-forwardly as "the first king." His successor, King Rama IIbecame known as "the middle king." In this naming system, Rama III would have been called "the last king," which was considered a bad omen and so was not used. Ins...
During the 27-year reign of King Nangklao, trade between Siam and China became very prosperous. His royal merchants constantly set sail for China, and became very profitable. Reputedly, Rama III kept his profits in red bags beside his bed, so his money became known as Red Bag Money.King Rama regarded the Red Bag Money as surety to buy land back if ...
During Rama III's reign, Siam became a military power. It repulsed Vietnamese invasions. He also made inroads into Cambodia—and the country was partitioned between Vietnam and Siam. Rama III also overran Laosand ordered the destruction of Vientiane in 1827-1828. In 1826, he negotiated a trade-treaty with the British, known as the Burney Treaty (nam...
Like his father and grandfather, Rama III was a devout and faithful follower of Buddhism. He built or repaired 50 temples, including the first Chinese style temple at Rajaorasa, the highest stupa at Wat Arun, the Golden Mountain at Wat Sraket, the metal temple at Wat Ratchanadda, and Chetupol Temple, or Wat Pho. Wat Pho is the site of the first uni...
After a 26 year reign, King Nangklao was succeeded by his brother Prince Mongkut. Possibly aware of Mongkut's strong claim to the throne, Rama III chose not to name a successor, thus leaving it clear for his brother's succession.
Baker, Christopher John and Pasuk Phongpaichit. A History of Thailand. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 9780521816151ʻUdomsombat, Cyril Skinner and Justin J. Corfield. Rama III and the Siamese Expedition to Kedah in 1839 The Dispatches of Luang Udomsombat. Clayton, Vic: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Monash...Vella, Walter F. Siam Under Rama III, 1824-1851. Locust Valley, NY: Published for the Association for Asian Studies by J.J. Augustin, 1957.View PDF. Sri Rama's route From Ayodya to Rameswaram & Lanka as per Ramayana ) The road from Ayodhya to Janakpur, which was the route, used by the bridegroom and his “baraatis” (family) to reach Ayodhya after the Ram-Sita marriage in Janakpur acquired the name “Ram-Sita Marg” long ago.
The Ramayana is one of the two great Indian epics. The Ramayana tells about life in India around 1000 BCE and offers models in dharma. The hero, Rama, lived his whole life by the rules of dharma; in fact, that was why Indian consider him heroic. When Rama was a young boy, he was the perfect son.
Rama III (born March 31, 1788, Bangkok—died April 2, 1851, Bangkok) was the king of Siam (1824–51) who made Siam’s first tentative accommodations with the West, and under whom the country’s boundaries reached their maximum extent.
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Prince Mongkut was supported by the pro-British Dit Bunnag who was the Samuha Kalahom, or Armed Force Department's president, and the most powerful noble during the reign of Rama III. He also had the support of British merchants who feared the growing anti-Western sentiment of the previous monarch and saw the 'prince monk' Mongkut as the ...
