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Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VII. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and social changes during the 1932 Siamese revolution .
May 26, 2024 · Prajadhipok (born Nov. 8, 1893, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand]—died May 30, 1941, Cranleigh, Surrey, Eng.) was the last absolute king of Siam (1925–35), under whose rule the Thai revolution of 1932 instituted the constitutional monarchy. Prajadhipok never expected to succeed to the throne.
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Jan 3, 2012 · King Prajadhipok's historical role as the ‘founding father’ of Thai democracy, in particular, lies at the heart of the Chakri dynasty's claim to democratic legitimacy — a claim that is now widely questioned, both at home and abroad.
May 3, 2019 · The 1926 coronation of King Prajadhipok in Thailand marked the first time such a ceremony had ever been captured on film. Not much of that rare footage has been seen by the public until now. As...
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Prajadhipok. Vajiravudh was notorious for extravagance, and his successor, Prajadhipok, inherited serious fiscal problems from his brother. The new king ordered layoffs throughout most government departments, both at the start of his reign and again during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Sep 1, 2020 · Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua, known as King Prajadhipok of Siam (Thailand since 1939), also referred to as King Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch as well as the first constitutional monarch of Siam.
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Prajadhipok (prəchä´tĬpôk) or Rama VII (rä´ mä), 1893–1941, king of Siam (1925–35). He was educated in England and France. He succeeded his brother Rama VI, and in 1932 a coup forced him to grant a constitution, which allowed for national suffrage and a representative parliament.
