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King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ushered in a transformative era where Thailand, then known as Siam, emerged as a unified nation-state. But like ...

A 19th century Thai King, despite lacking youth, embraced modernization and all in the name of his Kingdom's independence. But he did no...

Sir John Bowring met with King Mongkut and later described the Thai monarch.

A kingdom with an impressive wealth and an extraordinary network, the Funan Kingdom stood as one of the earliest most powerful kingdoms ...

Chulalongkorn ushered in the transformation of Siam from an old kingdom into a modern state that Europe recognize. Other than that, he b...

The Comte and the Inconstant Thailand was the only country in Southeast Asia spared from the sufferings of becoming a colony. Thanks ...

King Chula and Tsar Nicholos For almost two decade, King Chulalongkorn continued to modernize the Kingdom of Siam. His father, King M...

Chulalongkorn  The pace of reform and modernization in the Kingdom of Siam brought dangers to King Chulalongkorn. This was proven whe...

King Chulalongkorn Previously, Chulalongkorn ascended to the throne and continued the legacy of his father. At stake was his kingdom’s...

King Rama V As the nation mourned the death of their beloved King Rama IV or King Mongkut, Siam was in the middle of its modernization...

From an intellectual open-minded monk, as King of Siam (now Thailand) from 1851 to 1868 he took the Kingdom on a path of survival in an er...

Rama I As the Siamese saw the fall of the once great kingdom of Ayudhya, a new kingdom rose from the ashes. Under a great general name...

Thonburi Kingdom Thailand had a lot of Kings that became retrievers of independence and glory. From Ramathibodi, to King Naresuan, m...

French depiction of King Narai During the 17th century, the Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) saw an expansion of its foreign relations. ...

Naresuan behind 50-Baht bill From the works of the legendary Ramathibodi, the Kingdom of Ayudhya rose in prominence in region. It was ...

Upon the end of the reign of Ramkhamhaeng, the Sukhothai Kingdom seemed to have lost its prestige. It lost of grandeur later resulted to t...

King Ramkhamhaeng (Credit: Ananda ) Thailand, an oriental country in the heart of Southeast Asia. Its lands are gifted with numerous r...

Ramkhamhaeng depicted in Civilization V From the flames of rebellion against the Khmer rulers, a new Kingdom rose in the fertile lands...