Mongkut
Sign in to saveMongkut (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, also known as King Rama IV, was the fourth king of Siam (now Thailand) who ruled from 1851 until his death in 1868 and is remembered as an important historical figure honored as "the Great." His reign occurred during a critical period in Siamese history when the country faced pressure from European colonial powers expanding throughout Southeast Asia.
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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
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26 sectionsContents
- 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.