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Thai History, Rattanakosin Kingdom
Rattanakosin
Kingdom

Apittha Sudtisongtum (Aire)
Student ID: 5280572
Apittha Sudtisongtum (Aire)
Student ID: 5280572

The Kingdom of Rattanakosin

Thailand has one of the most important 800 years old history merging mortal interests around the world. It was known as Siam, สยาม till 1939 and then as Thailand, “The Land of the Free”. Thailand can possess the distinction of being the only country that has never been colonized in Southeast Asia. Thailand history divided into five periods, the rule of different kingdoms throughout the centuries (Thaialanddaddy, n.d.). After the destruction of Ayutthaya, the Thais started to regroup again by Tarksin who established the capital city in Thonburi and later became the king of the kingdom of Thonburi. He was eventually executed in 1782, which was the end of the Thonburi period. At that time, the present day Chakri dynasty was established. King Ramathibodi ascended the throne and was named the Great King Rama I or Pra-Bath-Som-Dej-Pra-Put-Tha-Yod-Fah-Chu-La-Lok_ma-Ha-Raj. He was the king of the Chakri Dynasty. He ruled the country from 1782 to 1809. After his coronation, he decided move the capital city across to the east bank of the river since it offered better security against enemy attack and Thonburi was unsuitable to serve as the capital due to its limited space for expansion. Additionally, the palace located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River was risked to the erosion and collapsed by the river. After considering both advantage and disadvantage from a military strategic and economic point of view, he then decided to move the capital city to the new site. He erected the city’s sacred foundation post as well as transferred the Lord Buddha’s relics to a temporary shrine. After the foundation post was officially erected, King Rama I moved to the new capital and stayed in his palace temporarily (Rattanakosin Period, n.d). During King Rama I’s reign, he built the Grand


References: Bangkok Post (2006). The Beloved King. Retrieved from http://www.bangkokpost.com/ 60yrsthrone/beloved/index.html Biography (n.d.).Biography of His Majesty King BhumibolAdulyadej King Rama I (n.d.). King Rama I (1782-1809). Retrieved from http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/chakri/rama1.html King Rama II (n.d) King Rama III (n.d.). King Rama III (1824-1851). Retrieved from http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/chakri/rama3.html King Rama IV (n.d.) King Rama VII (n.d.). King Rama VII (1925-1934). Retrieved from http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/chakri/rama7.html King Rama VIII(n.d.)
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