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Vajiravudh
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Vajiravudh

 or Phramongkutklao or Rama VI

(born Jan. 1, 1881, Bangkok, Siam—died Nov. 26, 1925, Bangkok) King of Siam (Thailand; 1910–25). Educated at Oxford, Vajiravudh undertook numerous social reforms as king, including making monogamy the only legal form of marriage. In 1921 he made primary education free and compulsory. He alienated both liberals and conservatives at home but was successful in foreign policy, restoring full fiscal autonomy to Siam. A prolific writer and translator, he introduced Western forms to Thai literature, translated William Shakespeare's works, and composed about 50 original plays.
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Chitralada Villa, in Bangkok's inner suburb of Dusit, had been created by King Vajiravudh as a royal summer retreat, not too far from the Grand Palace, the traditional royal residence, so a herd of cows and various types of farm equipment seemed rather out of place.
Thailand's renaissance monarch by Mogg, Richard / Ecos
`During a visit by King Vajiravudh to the prison in Nakhon Pathom, his eyes happened to glance upon two cute puppies .
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At the same time official discourses of Thai national identity got underway, particularly under the nationalist King Vajiravudh / Rama VI (Vella 1978), in which the monarchy, Buddhism and the Thai language became the central elements.
POLITICAL DECENTRALISATION AND THE RESURGENCE OF REGIONAL IDENTITIES ... by Jory, Patrick / Australian Journal of Social Issues
 
 
 
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