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	Thailand - MSN Encarta
		Rama I was not free of the Burmese threat until 1805; nevertheless, he devoted effort to laying the foundations for a modern kingdom.
		Rama II died in 1824, and one of his sons succeeded him as King Rama III (Nangklao).
		Mongkut and his son Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who reigned from 1868 to 1910, are given much credit for Siam’s conciliation of the West during the next half-century.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561385_10/Thailand.html (2316 words)

	Rama (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rama may mean, in addition to the legendary Indian king regarded as an incarnation of the god Vishnu:
		Rama River, tributary in Herzegovina of the Neretva
		Rama is also a place of a town in northern Ethiopia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rama_(disambiguation) (195 words)

	Thailand About The Modern Monarchy - King Rama III :: ThailandGateway.Com
		He born in Bangkok on March 31, 1788 the future King Rama III was the son of King Rama II by a junior wife, Chao Chom Riem.
		At the time of the death of King Rama II his supposed heir, Prince Mongkut, had entered a monastery as a monk and Prince Chesda Bondindra, as he was then styled, was chosen as king by the Accession Council [ at the age of 37 and reigned for 27 years ].
		King Rama III had no queen and thus had no children of Chao Fa rank, and so, on his death, on April 2, 1851 [ at the age of 65 ].
	www.thailandgateway.com /about_thailand/rama3.html (252 words)

	King Nang Klao Rama III (1824-1851) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rama IX King Phra Nangklao Chaoyuhua, or King Rama III of the Chakri Dynasty, was born in Bangkok on March 31, 1788.
		Concerning relation with foreign countries, King Rama III moved with extreme caution since he had to preserve both the integrity and the sovereignty of the kingdom as at that time neighboring countries were being colonized so much so that he commented before he died.
		King Rama III also gave the advice of bewaring the influence of Westerners which mentioned that we can learn from them for the good of our country, then do so but don’t get fatuous with their entire way of living.
	www.huahin-tourist-information.com /chakri/rama_iii.htm (587 words)

	Wat Saket
		In 1865 during the reign of King Rama IV the pile of rubble that remained of the collapsed pagoda, began to be transformed into a new 'Royal Mount'.
		However even Anna conceded that Rama IV was a very loving (to his children) and enlightened man. Regardless of opinion it is clearly wrong that any real person's reputation should suffer, as a result of having fictional atrocities attributed to them.
		Rama I (reign 1782-1809) added buildings; the Golden Mount was begun during the reign of Rama III (1824-1851) in 1850; Rama IV (King Mongkut) continued the building which was finished in 1878 by Rama V (King Chulalongkorn).
	web.singnet.com.sg /~tonym/watsaket.html (2143 words)

	Kings of the Chakri Dynasty
		Rama II, acceded to the throne peacefully and was fortunate to have inherited the crown during a time of stability.
		Rama IV, was the first Chakri King to embark seriously on reforms based on Western models in which he concentrated largely on the technological and organizational aspects of reform.
		Rama VI, was the first Thai king to have been educated abroad, in his case at Harrow School and Oxford in England.
	www.soravij.com /kings.html (1033 words)

	Laos-Siam
		Rama III sent a further letter to Minh Mang in early 1829 outlining his view of Chao Anou's treachery and thanking the emperor for his presents.
		But Rama IV was deeply suspicious of the Phuan elders and set as a condition for accepting this arrangement that the Phuan send an annual tribute mission to Louangphrabang.
		Rama V blamed the Phuan for having brought trouble on themselves by giving rice, silver, and horses to the Hô, which in fact they had done in a desperate effort to appease them.
	www.laoweb.ca /laos-siam.htm (1802 words)

	e-Magazine -- Thai-Chinese Architectural Heritage
		When, in 1782, King Rama I moved the capital from Thonburi to the Bangkok side of the Chao Phraya River, he asked the Chinese to re-locate their homes and warehouses just downriver to what is now China Town.
		Rama III had embarked on such a construction frenzy that by the end of his reign in 1851 there were nine new temples built and 60 restored, including Wat Pho, an Ayutthayan period temple, and the raising of Wat Arun to its present height of 69 metres.
		Rama III also employed many Chinese artisans and materials for the work, so it is unsurprising that Chinese designs found their way into the architecture and décor.
	www.tatnews.org /emagazine/2772.asp (1313 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke or Phutthayotfa, posthumously titled Rama I the Great, was King of Siam (now called Thailand) from 1782 to 1809, and the founder of the Chakri dynasty which rules Thailand to this day.
		King Rama I continued Taksin's task of saving the newly reunited country from attack by Burma, and repulsed several Burmese invasions.
		Culturally, Rama I also reestablished the traditions of the country by salvaging Buddhist texts lost in the chaos after the sacking of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Rama_I (494 words)

	Nangklao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nangklao (Rama III) (full royal name Phra Nang Klao Chaoyuhua) (March 31, 1788 - April 2, 1851) third of the Chakri dynasty, was king of Thailand from 1824 to 1851.
		Rama III was the last king of Siam who was a traditional monarch.
		Rama III also overran Laos and ordered the destruction of Vientiane in 1827-1828.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nangklao.htm (199 words)

	Thai History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rama I therefore undertook a counter invasion of Tavoy in Lower Burma, not only as a retaliatory measure but also a s an attempt to demonstrate the strength of his country and to further the morale of his people.
		Fortunately for Siam, Rama III died in 1851 and was succeeded by Rama IV, or Mongkut, who, b eing fully alive to the danger of non-complicance with the wishes of Great Britian, expressed his readiness to resume negotiations with her, thereby removing any cause for a conflict between the two countries.
		In furtherance of the modernization policy, Rama VI promulgated a law on surnames in 1913, established Chulalongkorn University as a memorial to his father in 1917, and passed a law on compulsory education in 1921.
	www.rockhardphuket.com /king/KINGCHULALONGKORN (6754 words)

	History of Thailand
		Rama I's successors, Rama II and Rama III, completed the consolidation of the Siamese kingdom and the revival of the arts and culture of Ayutthaya.
		Rama II re-established relations with the West, suspended since the time of Narai, allowing the Portuguese to construct the first Western embassy in Bangkok.
		Rama III, ruled 1824-1851, continued to reopen Siam's doors to foreigners, successfully promoting trade with China.
	www.thaistudents.com /project/history.html (1498 words)

	Thai Architecture: Bangkok, Thailand
		Rama IV is Thailand's most famous King, depicted in the films "Anna and the King" and "The King and I." Both films are based on the conflated accounts of his English tutor, Anna Leonowens, who exaggerated her ties to the Siamese monarch.
		Rama IV was the younger brother of Rama III and spent 27 years in a Buddhist monastery before assuming the throne.
		Rama VII was the younger brother of the previous King.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /bangkok/BANGKOKMAP.htm (1695 words)

	Rama III -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Rama III was the eldest son of King Rama II by a royal concubine, and in his youth he was given responsibility for overseeing foreign trade and relations.
		One of Rama I's first acts was to move his capital across the Chao Phraya River to Bangkok, which at the time was still a small village.
		William H. Gray, III, was born on Aug. 20, 1941, in Baton Rouge, La. He graduated from college in 1963 and became a Baptist minister.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9062563?tocId=9062563 (781 words)

	HISTORY, Thailand Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The peaceful accession of Rama I's son as Rama II (1809-24) signalled the establishment of the Chakri dynasty, which is still in place today.
		Mongkut's son, Chulalongkorn, took the throne as Rama V (1868-1910) at the age of only fifteen, but he was well prepared by an excellent education which mixed traditional Thai and modern Western elements - provided by Mrs Anna Leonowens,...
		Chulalongkorn was succeeded by a flamboyant, British-educated prince, Vajiravudh (Rama VI, 1910-25).
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Thailand/68523.htm (816 words)

	The Nation's Web Special: Thai Soliers: Off to Iraq
		A chronicle by Chaophraya Thipakornworawongse reported that, on his deathbed, Rama III warned his men, particularly Phraya Si Suriyawong (Chuang Bunnag), to be wary of the West.
		It is believed that Rama III actually had the old, Ayutthaya-style Wat Pho (Chetuphon Wimonmanklaram) rebuilt and ordered texts to be inscribed on stone slabs around it, in order to invoke the broad, historic knowledge of the Siamese for all to see.
		Rama III accepted new technology and knowledge from the West, but at the same time insisted that Siamese culture remained preferable.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /specials/100Bangkok/index_oct09.php (748 words)

	The Garden of Rama -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Garden of Rama (1991) is a novel by Gentry Lee and (additional info and facts about Arthur C. Clarke) Arthur C. Clarke.
		The book follows the story of three astronauts from the expedition in Rama II who were trapped aboard the cylindrical alien spacecraft, Rama, heading out towards deep space.
		At the Node, they are subjected to physiological tests while Rama is refurbished and they are eventually sent back to the solar system, this time, to collect two thousand more representatives of humanity.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_garden_of_rama.htm (277 words)

	ordination
		The ashes of King Rama II are buried in the base of the image.
		King Rama II considered that the original prang which was 16 meters in height should be reconstructed as the glory of the city, but he passed away shortly after the beginning the task.
		Rama III commanded this miniature of the foot-print of the Buddha to be placed in this mondop which is decorated with pieces of broken porcelain on all sides.
	www.watarun.org /sataeng.html (1181 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mongkut (Southeast Asia History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		A devout Buddhist monk, he was displaced in succession to the throne by his brother, who ascended as Rama III.
		Mongkut became king as Rama IV in 1851, and then used his knowledge, especially of the West, accumulated during his long years of study, to further his country's interests.
		He established diplomatic relations with several European countries and the United States, opened Siam to Western trade, and undertook extensive internal reform in all fields.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Mongkut.html (250 words)

	Royalty-6
		King Mongkut (Rama IV reigned 1851-68) was the first of two successive outstanding rulers whose willingness to modernize and to establish friendly relations with the Western powers enabled their country to escape colonial conquest.
		Rama IV was a model for the king in Margaret Landon's book ‘Anna and the King of Siam', which was based on the experiences of an English governess at the Siamese court, and from which the musical comedy ‘The King and I’ was adapted.
		Rama V was the first Thai king to visit Phuket dramatizing the island’s importance to the central government.
	www.usmta.com /royalty-6.htm (1176 words)

	CPAmedia.com: The Ramakien Writ Large - The Mural Galleries of Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok
		Rama's youth is spent in the royal palace, under the tutelage of the sage Vishvamitra, from whom he learns patience, wisdom and insight - the necessary qualities for a just and perfect king.
		Rama alone has the strength to bend the great bow of Shiva, and by this supernatural act he wins Sita, his beloved, to be his wife.
		Rama seems satisfied, but on returning to Ayodhya he learns that the people still question Sita's virtue, and he banishes her to the forest.
	www.cpamedia.com /history/ramakien_phra_kaeo (2333 words)

	simply-thai.com-King Nangklao Rama III and King Mongkut Rama IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The following year, 1851, King Rama III was taken ill so it is understandable that he did not personally receive Sir James Brooke representing Her Imperial Majesty Queen Victoria.
		Rama III had not named his successor so it was left to the Council of Ministers to elect their new Monarch.
		After bowing three times to His Majesty King Mongkut, Rama IV, of Siam, Sir John Bowring was warmly greeted by the Siamese Monarch and was seated, about 10 meters before the Throne, in line with the highest Siamese Nobles.
	www.simply-thai.com /Thailand_History_Rama_III_RamaIV_Bangkok_20.htm (1008 words)

	Swana Bangkok Hotel
		King Rama II followed this example of performing royal ceremonies there, including the cremation of the Prince of the Palace to the Front of his reign, who was also his beloved brother.
		King Rama III wished to make known to foreign countries the prosperity of the country, so there were rice fields even closed to the Royal Palace, and he had the people store grain in readiness for difficult times.
		King Rama V enlarged Sanam Luang and pulled down all the buildings which were used for the ceremonies of former kings and it was no longer necessary to grow rice near the Royal Palace.
	www.swanabangkok.com /tourism_SanamLuang.html (748 words)

	THE SIAM SOCIETY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Rama III, as Prince Chetsadabodin, the eldest son of King Rama II, was extremely successful in the Chinese junk trade, during which hundreds of junks sailed up the Chao Phraya to take on loads of rice, animal hides, rare woods and spices.
		The murals in the ubosot, painted during the reign of King Rama III, are contained in a series of small rectangles.
		The temple was built as a royal monastery during the reign of King Rama III.
	www.siam-society.org /event/studydetail.asp?id=46 (994 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The tempel was almost completely rebuilt in 1781 by King Rama I and again a major restoration in 1839 which took seventeen years to complete by King Rama III.
		Originally constructed in the reign of King Rama I, the Ubosot was considerably enlarged in the reign of King Rama III.
		The pedestal of this image contains the crematory ashes of King Rama I, interred in the reign of King Rama IV One of the images on display in the four Wihans surrounding the main Ubosot in the eastern part of the compound is also interesting.
	thailand-bangkok.triprating.com /bangkok-info-03.html (758 words)

	Windows on Asia
		(Their father, Rama II had placed Mongkut in a monastery as a monk in 1824 to prevent a succession struggle between his sons; his eldest son, who became Rama III, was the son of a concubine and many felt that Mongkut, son of the queen, should rule instead.)
		Rama V instituted a number of political reforms that abolished the old semi-feudal system replacing it with a centralized system consisting of a cabinet and 12 ministries.
		Rama VII abdicated in favor of his son (who was studying overseas and remained there until 1945.) For the next 60 years, the country was dominated by the military.
	www.asia.msu.edu /seasia/Thailand/history2.html (2613 words)

	A2Z Pattaya - Chakri Dynasty - Chronology of the present-day Dynasty of Thailand
		Rama III was the eldest son of King Rama II by a royal concubine, and in his youth he was given responsibility for overseeing foreign trade and relations.
		On his father's death in 1824, Rama III was much older and more experienced than his younger brother Mongkut (who because he was born of a queen had a stronger claim on the throne), and the accession council chose him to succeed to the throne.
		In the 1830s and '40s Rama III was preoccupied mainly with Laos and Cambodia and intervened in the latter to forestall colonization by the Vietnamese.
	www.a2zpattaya.com /chakri.htm (4282 words)

	Wat Saket — the Temple on the Golden Mount
		The early stages of construction, in the reign of King Rama III, were bogged down with problems of collapsing soil and the project was abandoned.
		In 1865, during the reign of King Rama IV, the mount was raised by a laborious reinforcement of thousands of logs; before the chedi and gallery were built on top.
		The finishing touches to Wat Saket were made in the reign of King Rama V. It's mind-boggling to think of the sheer effort involved to raise the Temple on the Golden Mount.
	www.tour-bangkok-legacies.com /wat-saket.html (552 words)

	KING RAMA III [ Nang Klao ]
		He proved an able ruler and during his reign trade prospered and territorial advances were made as the vassal states of the north and east came more firmly under the rule of Bangkok.
		During his rule, in 1833, the first treaty with the United States was signed.
		Although he had no son who was King it is an interesting genealogical fact that among his descendantes were five future Kings for his granddaughter, Queen Debsirindra, was the mother of King Chulalongkorn [ Rama V ]--thus every descendant of King Chulalongkorn has a lineal descent from King Rama III.
	members.tripod.com /~tudtu/rama3.html (252 words)

	The Kings' work in each reign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During a further restoration of Wat Phrachetupon in 1832, King Rama III had ancient medical, pharmaceutical and massage textbooks inscribed and replaced the hermit sculptures with cast metal sculptures that can still be seen today.
		King Rama III also had poets compose poetry that rhymed with the hermits' names and had rare herbs planted in the temple.
		King Rama IV was the first king to introduce Western modernisation to the country.
	www.dopa.go.th /English/history/import.htm (639 words)

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