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Mongkut

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Also known as Rama IV, Zheng Ming, Menggeketuo, Phrabat Somdet Phra Chomklao Chao Yu Hua, Maṅkuṭa

Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868), posthumously honoured as King Mongkut the Great, was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868.

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Mongkut was the King of Siam, born on October 18, 1804, and died on October 1, 1868. He had 82 children. One of his sons was Damrongrāchānuphāp Prince, who was born in 1868 and died in 1943.

Damrongrāchānuphāp Prince authored 145 works. His top works include *Tamnnān Mư̄ang Phičhit læ Botlakhō̜n rư̄ang Kraithō̜ng*, *Yō̜nrō̜i praphēnī watthanatham Thai*, *Phlēng, dontrī, læ nāttasin čhāk sān somdet*, *Prawat Somdet Čhaophrayā Borom Mahā Sisuriyawong*, and *Prachum phongsāwadān*. Mongkut is referenced by 1,060 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1868
Died
1943
Works
145

Top works

  • Tamnnān Mư̄ang Phičhit læ Botlakhō̜n rư̄ang Kraithō̜ng
  • Yō̜nrō̜i praphēnī watthanatham Thai
  • Phlēng, dontrī, læ nāttasin čhāk sān somdet
  • Prawat Somdet Čhaophrayā Borom Mahā Sisuriyawong
  • Prachum phongsāwadān

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Key facts

Royalty.title
King Rama IV
Royalty.image
First King of Siam MET DP-573-001 (cropped).jpg
Royalty.caption
Portrait by John Thomson,
Royalty.succession
King of Siam
Royalty.reign
2 April 1851 – 1 October 1868
Royalty.cor type
Coronation
Royalty.coronation
15 May 1851
Royalty.predecessor
Nangklao (Rama III)
Royalty.successor
Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
Royalty.regent
Pinklao (1851–1866)
Royalty.reg type
Viceroy
Royalty.birth_place
Thonburi, Siam
Royalty.death_place
Bangkok, Siam
Royalty.issue link
List of children of Mongkut
Royalty.issue pipe
more...
Royalty.dynasty
Chakri
Royalty.father
Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II)
Royalty.mother
Sri Suriyendra

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Thailand
Place of birth
Thonburi Province
Place of death
Grand Palace
Occupation
monarch
Religion
Buddhism
Image
First King of Siam MET DP-573-001 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
82
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Commons category
Mongkut
date of birth
1804-10-18
date of death
1868-10-01
Commons gallery
พระบาทสมเด็จพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
name in native language
พระบาทสมเด็จพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
topic's main category
Category:Mongkut
cause of death
malaria
Commons Creator page
Mongkut
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Monastic life and Dhammayut sect
  • Reign as king
  • Shan campaigns
  • Cultural reforms
  • Introduction of Western geography
  • Education reforms
  • Social changes
  • Bowring Treaty
  • Anna Leonowens
  • Death and legacy
  • The solar eclipse at Wakor
  • Elephant story
  • 151834 Mongkut
  • Tributes and legacy
  • Family
  • In popular culture
  • Films
  • Television drama
  • Ancestry
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868), posthumously honoured as King Mongkut the Great, was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868.

The reign of Mongkut was marked by significant modernization initiatives and diplomatic engagements, which played pivotal roles in shaping Siam's trajectory towards progress and international relations. It was during his reign that Siam first felt the pressure of Western expansionism. Mongkut embraced Western innovations and initiated reforms in technology, science, and culture, earning him the posthumous title "the Father of Science and Technology" in Siam. His accurate prediction of the total solar eclipse of 18 August 1868 – later dubbed "the King of Siam's eclipse" – demonstrated his scientific acumen and became a symbol of Siam's engagement with modern science.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mongkut” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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