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	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)

	King Prajadhipok Rama VII (1925-1935)
		Rama IX His Majesty "King Phra-Pok-Klao Chaoyuhua" (Rama VII), popularly known as Prajadhipok, was the 7th King of the Chakri Dynasty.
		King Rama VII was crowned on November 26,1925 and abdicated the throne in March 2,1934, reigning for a period of nine strictly observed all the ten monarchical principles which is required of all Thai kings.
		King Rama VII himself was extremely upset and had commented thus to military officers on February 5, 1931, concerning the tight money situation, "I strongly feel that I was born only to chop things down.
	www.hotel-club-thailand.com /chakri/rama_vii.htm (947 words)

	King Vajiravudh Rama VI (1910-1925)
		Rama IX King Phar Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua was born on January 1,1880, the second son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Phra Sri Bhatcharintara.
		King Rama VI was educated in England at Oxford University and his great love of literature and poetry in both Thai and English together with his scholastic abilities was later to manifest itself during his reign.
		King Rama VI was Crown Prince for as long as 16 years, up to the age of 30, which was ample time for him to prepare himself to become a good monarch.
	www.hotel-club-thailand.com /chakri/rama_vi.htm (883 words)

	The King Rama VII Museum — dedicated to the last absolute monarch of Thailand
		King Rama VII (1893 — 1941) or King Prajadhipok succeeded to the throne in 1925 and reigned through a tumultuous period in Thai history till his abdication on 2 March 1935.
		Born in 1893, the year of the French blockade of the Chao Phraya, King Rama VII succeeded to the throne in 1925 after the death of his brother King Rama VI or King Vajiravudh.
		Continue your tour of the King Rama VII Museum and view the displays on the young prince's early education in Thailand.
	tour-bangkok-legacies.com /king-rama-vii-museum.html (488 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)

	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.
		Believed by Hindus to be a manifestation of Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu (and hence of Rama, Vishnu's incarnation in the Ramayana), she became a veritable embodiment of wifely devotion and self-surrender.
	www.cpamedia.com /travel/ramakien_phra_kaeo (2333 words)

	Thailand
		On the death of King Taksin in 1782 Chao Phraya Chakri was proclaimed king and as Rama I was founder of the present Chakri dynasty.
		Rama VI (King Mongkut, 18511868), secured ties with the West, especially with France and Britain, while at the same time, assuring his country's independence and avoiding the colonial fate of all Thailand's neighbours.
		Rama VII accepted the situation although he abdicated two year after the coup.
	www.bestthaitour.com /thailand.htm (1088 words)

	MantraOnNet.com - Ramayan: Book 3: Aranya Kanda - Book Of Forest Canto VII - Rama Bereft
		Rama continued, "I was a beggar without a kingdom, yet she preferred to come with me, rather than stay in the comfort of the palace.
		Rama tried to control himself and with a superhuman effort he accompanied Lakshmana and they began their search in a methodical manner Lakshmana comforted him by saying that she could not have gone far since he had just left the ashrama.
		Rama was overcome with sorrow to know that he was the unwitting cause of his friend's death.
	www.mantraonnet.com /ramayan/book3-canto7.html (2783 words)

	HM King Rama VII of Siam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		His Majesty King Rama VII was born His Royal Highness Prince Prajadhipok Sakdidejana, Prince of Sukhodaya, on 8 November 1893.
		The King carried on studying the change to a Constitutional Monarchy started by his brother, King Rama VI, but still he believed that the Siamese people were not ready was such a change, and in an abrupt manner, but rather a gradual one.
		His Majesty King Rama VII died childless in 1941, at the age of 48.
	www.soravij.com /rama7.html (327 words)

	Thai King- Rama VIII
		King Rama VIII : A.D. King Ananda Mahidol was born in Heidelberg, Germany on 20 September 1925.
		In 1934, a major political event occured in Thailand, King Rama VII (King Prajahipok) abdicated and according to the Law of Succession, the crown passed to Prince Ananda Mahidol.
		In 1938, King Rama VIII returned to Thailand and stayed in the Kingdom for a short period and went back to Switzerland to continue his studies.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~alephs/itec845/final/rama8.htm (474 words)

	Rama VII - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rama VII of koning Prajadhipok (Bangkok, 8 november 1893 - Engeland, 30 mei 1941) was de zevende koning van de Chakri dynastie in Thailand.
		Rama VII regeerde van 1925 tot 2 maart 1935.
		Rama VI - Rama VII - Rama VIII
	nl.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Rama_VII (367 words)

	Special Feature: (Thailand celebrates Chakri Day_
		King Mongkut (Rama IV) who reigned from 1850-1868 and King Chulalongkorn the Great (Rama V) who reigned from 1868-1910 were the two kings that played the most important roles in Thailand’s escape from colonization.
		Rama IV and Rama V were experts in diplomacy as they strengthened Siam and prevented colonial powers from taking over their country.
		Both Rama IV and Rama V foresaw this potential problem, and although it appears that they ceded many rights away, they managed to maintain their country’s independence and dignity.
	www.pattayamail.com /296/chakri.htm (1769 words)

	Rama V King of Siam: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		...the Kingdom of Siam and Cochin...Figure 12 Symbol of the Saichaithai...the Reign of King Ramkhamhaeng...Reign of King Rama I Figure...missionaries in Siam at the time...for members of the Siamese...later became King Rama IV r.
		Of course it is...Mongkut or Rama IV, who reigned...queens of Rama V had fallen...Although this same Rama V (Chulalongkorn...The feeling of regal amour...interview with the king: when Anna...
		...lalong korn or Rama V ra ma, 1853 1910, king of Siam (1868 1910).
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/rama-v-king-of-siam.jsp?l=R (1119 words)

	Prajadhipok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, Thai: พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) (November 8, 1893 - May 30, 1941) was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty.
		On the one hand, the short history of this reign is the story of the movement of great historical forces—of political aspirations, public opinion, social and political mobilisation, and economic modernisation—while, on the other hand, it is very much the story of individuals and personalities and their effect upon historical events.
		Somdej Chao Fah Prajadhipok Sakdidej (Prince Prachadhipok Sakdidej) was born November 8, 1893 in Bangkok as the last and youngest son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and Queen Saovabha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prajadhipok (3026 words)

	History - Thailand
		'Rama' is the title of each Chakri king, and several are well known to westerners: Mongkut, Rama IV (r.
		Thailand's present king, Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) is the world's longest reigning monarch, having occupied the throne since 1946, shortly after Japan's World War II presence in the country.
		The young king was studying in Switzerland (not to return until 1945), and in his absence the government of Phibul Songkram changed the country's name to Thailand, rendered locally as Prathet Thai, meaning, so some say, Land of the Free.
	www.circleofasia.com /History-Thailand.htm (347 words)

	The Thai Constitution of 1997 Sources and Process
		The development of the modern Thai nation-state has its origins in the reign of King Rama IV when the Kingdom was known to the world as Siam.
		Rama VI pushed forth the legal reforms his father had fostered and went further in promoting Thai nationalism and further professionalising the Thai army.
		But the economy turned sour and King Rama VII, ascending to the throne in 1925, inherited economic recession from his brother and a growing restiveness among a new elite of young graduates with foreign educations who had witnessed the social and political ferment in Europe.
	www.thailawforum.com /articles/constburns1.html (3978 words)

	Chom View Hotel in Hua Hin : Prachaup-Kirikhan
		The building is well preserved and showed the architecture of the Rama 7th era.
		This was where the King Rama 4th calculated to have the eclips.
		The palace was built during Rama VI as a rainy season retreat.
	www.chomviewhotel.com /entertainment.html (393 words)

	Photo Essay Rama Setia Street, Bandeh Aceh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rama Setia street which runs along the coast by the port in Banda Aceh was the first street to be hit by the 12 meters high Tsunami that was moving at 300 mph.
		At 0820 am on December 26, the street and the surrounding neighborhood of two storeys brick buildings was eradicated.
		In response to the unfolding tragedy in the areas affected by the Tsunami the photographers of VII will donate ten percent of all sales from this horrific event to rebuilding the lives of the people who have suffered so greatly in the region.
	www.viiphoto.com /detail-story3.php?news_id=346 (107 words)

	Attraction in Hua Hin
		While the King Rama VII was staying in Klai Kangwon Palace, the People’s Party, which was demanding that the country’s government be changed from absolute monarchy to democracy, sent three battle ships to the palace to deliver the message from the People’s Party to the King.
		The message informed that the Party had taken over the administration of the country, but had no desire to make a seizure of the royal possessions; their main aim was to have a constitutional monarchy, and they invited the King to return to the capital to reign as King under the new regime.
		The King Rama VII was then the last monarch under the absolute monarchy, an then onwards Thailand is under the constitutional monarchy regime.
	www.hotels-huahin.com /huahin-attraction.htm (1641 words)

	Elements of the Rain Forest
		The cry for a government powered by the people emerged as Thailand underwent a period of modernization, initiated by Rama IV and furthered by Chulalongkorn (Rama V) during the Chakri Reformation.
		Although Chulalongkorn advocated change in many areas including the legal system, military, and the administrative government, he rejected a proposal for a democratic government, believing that the country was not ready for such a change.
		It was not until Rama VII surrendered some of the monarchy's absolute power in 1932 that Thailand finally received its first taste of democracy.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0129981/democracy.html (534 words)

	Pattayamail - Vol. XI No.14 4 April - 10 April Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chakri Day (April 6) was first instituted by H.M. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in the year 1919 to commemorate all the Kings in the Chakri Dynasty, which started with Rama I and continues to this day with Rama IX, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.
		Rama II The first great poet king of the Chakri Dynasty, renowned for his literature.
		Rama IX A true monarch of the people and guiding light for the whole Thai nation.
	www.pattayamail.com /505/features.shtml (2350 words)

	Wora Bura Resort & Spa Hua Hin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The palace was constructed at the command of King Rama VI in 1923 to be his holiday residence.
		It was built at the command of King Rama VII with a concrete structure under the seven-curved-roofs which symbolizes King Rama VII.
		This palace was erected at the command of King Rama VII in 1926 to be his summer palace.
	www.worabura.com /htm/act.php (870 words)

	News at Tipitaka Network
		The temple of King Rama II is the Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun.
		King Rama II is said to have made the intricate carvings of plants and animals on the chapel's door himself.
		The Rama IX Golden Jubilee Temple on Bangkok's Rama IX Road was built in 1988 by HM the King as a place for monks to propagate Buddhism.
	www.tipitaka.net /community/news.php?page=051130d (1550 words)

	Making of a Monach
		For at that time the country was securely administered under an absolute monarchy by King Rama VII, whose grandfather, King Mongkut (1851-1868); father, King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910); and brother, King Vajiravudh (1910-1925), had resisted the threat of Western colonialism with their articulate foreign diplomacy.
		On the eve of King Rama VII's abdication in February 1934, the government sent its representatives to approach the minor prince through the Princess Mother, acting as his guardian.
		King Rama VIII was found dead with a bullet hole in his forehead on the morning of June 9, 1946 at Boromphimarn Palace.
	www.bangkokpost.net /60yrsthrone/60yrsthrone/index.html (3998 words)

	Hua Hin & Prachuap Khiri Khan : Attractions, by Thaiways since 1984 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first major event which led Hua Hin to its prosperity was the construction of the southern railway line in the reign of King Rama VI (1910-1925), which was soon followed by the establishment of the Railway Hotel and the Royal Hua Hin Golf Course.
		But the most important of all was the construction of the summer palace by King Rama VII in 1926 which he named Klai Kangwon Palace (meaning "far from worries").
		Built in 1926, soon after King Rama VII was crowned, the palace consists of three Spanish-style mansions overlooking the sea.
	www.thaiwaysmagazine.com /hua_hin/hua_hin_attractions.html (2011 words)

	THE ILLUSTRIOUS CHAKRI FAMILY
		There are at present some 150 Mom Chao living--53 are grandchildren or great- grandchildren of King Chulalongkorn [Rama V], 82 are grandchildren or great-grandchildren of King Mongkut [Rama IV], 14 are grandchildren of the last Maha Uparaja [ or Deputy King] and one, the last surviving grandchild of Second King Pinklao, who died in 1866.
		In the early part of this century the total of Mom Chao was much higher, numbering several hundred, and including grandchildren of King Rama III, King Rama II and even King Rama I, as well as numberous grandchildren of the earlier Maha Uparaja.
		In the reign of King Rama III it was decided that the first two kings of the Chakri Dynasty should be accorded a personal name.
	members.tripod.com /~tudtu/chakri.html (1498 words)

	Pictures and Words of Vimanmek Royal Mansion in Thailand
		The first permanent residence in the Dusit Garden was Vimanmek Mansion, built in 1900 by royal command of king Rama V. The King had the Munthaturattanaroj Residence in Chuthathujrachathan at Koh Sri Chang, Chonburi, dismantled and rebuilt in the Dusit Garden under the supervision of HRH Prince Narissaranuwaddhiwongse.
		King Rama V then moved his residence from the Grand Palace to stay permanently at Vimanmek Mansion for five years until the completion of Amporn Satarn Residence in 1906 where he lived until his death in 1910.
		Besides Vimanmek Mansion and Amporn Satarn Residence in the compound of Dusit Garden (or Dusit Palace as it was later renamed by King Rama V), King Rama V allocated plots of land for the construction of residences for his consort, princesses, and other wives.
	www.thaistudents.com /guidebook/vimanmek.html (730 words)

	Rama V - HighBeam Encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rama V - HighBeam Encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)
		King Rama VII: The father of Good Governance., NATION
		Atang de la Rama's 'Kamuning' to be launched.
	www.encyclopedia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /doc/1E1-x-rama5.html (185 words)

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