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  Thailand Life - King Rama VI (King Mongkutklao or King Vajiravudh)
King Rama VI, also known as Mongkutklao or King Vajiravudh, was born on January 1, 1881.
When King Rama V passed away on October 23, 1910, Prince Vajiravudh ascended the throne to become King Rama VI.
At the beginning of the reign, a plot was discovered.The king took quick steps to protect his throne and to promote nationalism through the founding of the Wild Tigers' Corps and also the Bay Scout Movement in Siam.
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  Vajiravudh: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Vajiravudh (January 1, 1880 – November 25, 1925) (also known as Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua) was King of Siam (now Thailand (Thailand: A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula)) from 1910 until his death.
When Vajiravudh was only 11 years old, he was sent to study at an English cadet school and then the University of Oxford (University of Oxford: the university of oxford, located in the city of oxford in england, is the oldest...
Among Vajiravudh's most notable accomplishments were the reform of the country's administration, the growth of public education, the surname system as used in western countries, and the modern flag (flag: Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design).
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 Vajiravudh --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Vajiravudh was educated at Oxford University, where he read history and law; he also received military training at Sandhurst and served briefly with the British Army.
Vajiravudh's long overseas education isolated him from the life of his people; moreover, his uncritical love of English traditions led to such unwise actions as the founding of a royal paramilitary force under his direct command, the Wild Tiger Corps, outside the regular armed forces.
He frustrated and alienated not only conservatives, who saw his reforms as undermining of traditional society and his personal life as scandalous, but also liberals, who were offended by his refusal to grant a constitution and by his obstinacy in maintaining the primacy of the absolute monarch.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9074647   (578 words)

  
 Vajiravudh College :  Public School , BKK Thailand
Vajiravudh College was modelled on the English public school, which His Majesty had attended.
Vajiravudh College has been gradually returning to its historical target enrollment of about 800 students, which we consider optimal for the learning environment we seek to provide.
Rather than measuring a child's attainment in any particular subject, we attempt instead to gauge the child's learning attitudes and skills as an indicator of the likelihood that he will be able to benefit from, and contribute to, the total learning environment at the school.
www.vajiravudh.ac.th /WebEng/schooldata.html   (811 words)

  
 Vajiravudh College :  Public School , BKK Thailand
Vajiravudh maintains its long tradition of providing a tripodal learning program, giving equal emphasis to achievement and excellence in the three areas of academic studies, the fine arts and sports.
Vajiravudh students in the seventh grade have the unique learning opportunity of spending several weeks at Vajiravudh on the Hill, a school-owned residential facility adjacento Khao Yai National Park, located about ninety minutes by road from Bangkok.
King Vajiravudh was a gifted writer, perfonner and artist and the leading patron of the arts during his reign.
www.vajiravudh.ac.th /WebEng/learning.html   (1231 words)

  
 SIAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE
Even when the death of the crown prince in 1895 led to his eldest full brother, Vajiravudh, being made heir, Prajadhipok, the youngest of his mother's nine children (of whom five, all male, survived childhood), still ranked behind his four elder brothers as well as the male children they could be expected to father.
In 1915 he had been dismissed by Vajiravudh and had spent the remainder of the Sixth Reign outside the circle of royal favor, which was to be a blessing for Thai historiography as removed from high office he turned his considerable talents and energies to cultural and scholarly pursuits.
It should be noted that the British judged Vajiravudh mainly on his administrative and financial record, which were not his strengths, and were largely unable to appreciate his contributions to Thai literature, arts, and social and political thought.
instruct1.cit.cornell.edu /courses/hist244/Batson0.intro.html   (3042 words)

  
 Thai King- Rama VI
King Vajiravudh was the first Thai King who educated abroad when he was 12, and stayed in England for nine years.
The capable King Vajiravudh succeeded to the throne on 23 October, 1910.
King Vajiravudh was on the throne for 15 years and passed away on 25 November 1925 at the age of 45, without a male heir.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~alephs/itec845/final/rama6.htm   (771 words)

  
 1909, March 10. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Educated in England, he continued the policy of modernization and westernization: irrigation projects, education, calendar reform, reduction of compulsory labor, etc. Vajiravudh was a writer, actor, and playwright, and he promulgated his nationalist ideas in public places and through the emerging public press.
An early reaction to Vajiravudh's poor political judgment, however, came when a group of young military officers planned a coup.
They claimed that reform was incomplete, and, influenced by developments in Russia (in 1905) and the Chinese revolution of 1911, they planned a revolution for April.
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 Edgewood Partners with Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Besides the school’s outstanding reputation in both academics and activities, Vajiravudh College is famous for the gorgeous, traditional, Thai architecture of the school buildings.
Vajiravudh maintains a long tradition of providing a tripodal learning program, giving equal emphasis to achievement and excellence in the three areas of academic studies, fine arts, and sports.
An administrator, a Thai history teacher, and a Rugby coach were the Vajiravudh team that came to Madison and the Edgewood campus in April 2005.
www.sinsinawa.org /News_Announcements/SP07Archive05/SP07_Thailand.htm   (1093 words)

  
 Colonialism Averted - History - Thailand - Asia
King Vajiravudh was an active proponent of the idea of the nation, and he popularized the idea of sacrificing, and even dying, for Siam.
Vajiravudh hoped to gain a sympathetic hearing for Siam’s wishes to end extraterritoriality.
But King Vajiravudh wastefully spent the nation’s budget on his favorites and on personal pursuits, forcing his younger brother and successor, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), to institute a massive cutback of expenses.
www.countriesquest.com /asia/thailand/history/colonialism_averted.htm   (737 words)

  
 King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
King Vajiravudh elevated the status of the Civil Service College to that of a university on March 26, 1917 and named it Chulalongkorn University in honour of his father.
King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), a son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), was the first Thai King who studied abroad, spending a total of nine years in Britain.
As a result, King Vajiravudh ordered that such a building be built on a plot of land he donated at Patumwan district.
chula.ac.th /cuweb_en/history/dist/rama_vi_en.html   (300 words)

  
 KING VAJIRAVUDH [ Rama VI ]
King Vajiravudh's coronation in Bangkok on December 2, 1911 was an occasion of much splendor.
Among those present at the ceremonies were members of the royal families of Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Japan (the largest gathering of European royalty on the Asian Continent either before or since).
In 1916 King Vajiravudh declared war on Germany and Thai troops fought with the Allies during the latter part of World War I. He died in Bangkok on November 26, 1925 at the early age of 44.
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He was greatly favoured by King Vajiravudh who kept him as his close aide and appointed him Head of the Royal Chambers.
The land was bestowed on the courtier by King Vajiravudh together with the necessary funds for the costruction and decoration of the residence.
As he was of royal descent, he was permitted to use an image of a celestial being bearing a sword of state as his crest.
www.thaigov.go.th /general/house/househistry_e.htm   (2685 words)

  
 Vajiravudh - World War I Document Archive
Vajiravudh, an absolute monarch, he ruled and reigned from 1910 until 1925.
He was one of the sons of King Chulalongkorn, the modernizing Siamese monarch introduced to non-Thai specialists in Rogers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. He was educated in Siam at Bangkok and in Great Britain at Oxford and Sandhurst.
This page was last modified 21:37, 11 August 2006.
wwi.lib.byu.edu /index.php?title=Vajiravudh&redirect=no   (150 words)

  
 SIAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE
There are some deliberately oblique but still explicit references to the financial and administrative problems of the last years of the Sixth Reign, including frank discussion of the favoritism and corruption that were thought to characterize the court clique, and the consequent decline in the prestige of the monarchy.
His half-brother Vajiravudh was then elevated to the rank of Crown Prince, and succeeded to the throne in 1910.
Such a step had been considered before, particularly when Vajiravudh was writing of the dangers of a Chinese 'nation within a nation,' but always rejected, largely because of the belief that Siam's economic development was dependent upon Chinese labor.
instruct1.cit.cornell.edu /Courses/hist244/Batson1A.html   (6552 words)

  
 First World War.com - Feature Articles - Thailand and the First World War
When United States President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany in April 1917, it was clear the American entry would eventually turn the tide against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria).
Additionally, Thailand was forced to accept the imposition of extraterritorial rights for the citizens of nations such as France, Britain and the United States and King Rama VI was hopeful that Thai participation in the war would allow a revision of these unequal treaties.
On 1 September 1920, King Vajiravudh’s decision to go to war was vindicated when the United States ceded her extraterritorial rights.
www.firstworldwar.com /features/thailand.htm   (600 words)

  
 Vajiravudh Section
A tradition which began in 1959, when Phyabharataraja, Principal of the Vajiravudh College, visited NJ Ryan, the Malay College principal, and invited him with this words, "Let us play rugby together, so that our boys would have the chance to learn about one another's tradition and culture, by playing host on alternate years."
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, and Vajiravudh College, Bangkok are two of the premier educational institutions in South East Asia, having produced many leaders in their respective countries.
And since 1960, both the colleges have held a traditional rugby match, with the exception of 1970-1971, when the match wasn't held due to certain factors.
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On March 26, 1916, H.M. King Vajiravudh had the Civil Service College elevated to the status of a university and named it after his father, Chulalongkorn.
It was built by H.M. King Vajiravudh’s royal command to serve as the head office of King Chulalongkorn’s School of Civil Servants.
Maha Vajiravudh Building is now the location of offices of the Faculty of Arts, which include the Dean’s Office, the Office of the Secretariat, the Office of the Arts Alumni, the Information Center for Humanities, the Student Self-Learning Center, the Tai-Kadai Ethnic Museum and an exhibition hall for the academic work of Faculty members.
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 Royalty-7
She also founded the first Thai girls school and the Thai Red Cross, and in general was an important force in the liberation of Thai women from male domination.
King Vajiravudh's coronation in Bangkok on December 2nd., 1911 was an occasion of much splendor.
In 1916 King Vajiravudh declared war on Germany and Thai troops fought with the Allies during the latter part of World war I. He died in Bangkok on November 26th., 1925 at the early age of 44.
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 KING PRAJADHIPOK (RAMA VII)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
King Prajadhipok succeeded to the throne on the death of his elder brother, King Vajiravudh.
He had not expected to become King--indeed until nine months before the death of King Vajiravudh the heir presumptive to the throne had been Prince Asdang Dejavudh, Prince of Nakorn Rajasima, and with his death in February 1925, Prince Prajadhipok became heir presumptive.
However, King Vajiravudh's consort, Phra Nang Chao Suvadhana, was expecting a child, and had she given birth to a son he would have succeeded his father as Rama VII.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama7.html   (275 words)

  
 MayFeature
In that capacity, he attempted to enrich and broaden Edgewood?s educational program by acquainting student and faculty  with the culture, economy, and government of Thailand, an effort which helped the Thai institutions as well.
Vajiravudh College is a royal establishment and is supported by the royal budget, so the close relationship of Edgewood and Vajiravudh has led to several meetings of Edgewood officials with HRH Princess Sirindhorn.
Earlier this year, Professor Young received a letter informing him that HRH Princess Sirindhorn was making a special trip to Madison to visit her good friend and to show her interest and support of Edgewood and Vajiravudh's growing cooperative relationship.
www.asianwisconzine.com /MayFeature.html   (894 words)

  
 HRH  Princess  Petcharat  Rajsuda  Grants  Audience to  CU  Community  on  ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She was the daughter of King Vajiravudh, the founding father of Chulalongkorn University.
On August 28, 1999, HRH Princess Petcharat Rajsuda granted an audience to a delegation of CU administrators led by Professor Kasem Suwanagul, Chairman of the University Council, who presented an honorary doctorate in Education on behalf of the University as a mark of deep gratitude for HRH’s contributions to national education and social charities.
Deeply interested in educational development and activities initiated by King Vajiravudh and Somdetch Phra Sri Bajarindra Baromma Rajini Nath, she has followed in her Father’s footsteps and has devoted herself to the work of her royal parents and her grandmother.
chula.ac.th /cuweb_en/history/petcharat_en.html   (700 words)

  
 King Vajiravudh Rama VI (1910-1925)
As a prince he was known as Vajiravudh.
At the age of 14, he was officially designated Crown Prince of the Chakri Dynasty to succeed to the Throne.
The Crown Prince Vajiravudh was crowned King Rama VI on October 23, 1910.
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 Suphawut.com: Art & Design: Chakrabhand Posayakrit's ...
He displayed his capability at an early age of 9 when he was still studying at Vajiravudh College.
His father therefore took him to be under the tutelage of Professor Silp Birasri while Chakrabhand was in school at Vajiravudh College.
After completing his education at Vajiravudh College, Chakrabhand enrolled in the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University in 1962, the year Professor Silp Birasri passed away.
www.suphawut.com /art/thai/chakrabhand_bio.htm   (1335 words)

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