Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (), or Rama V ( 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910 ) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri.

His full title is Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramoruraja Maha Chakri Borommanat Phraphutthayotfa Chulalok ().

* 1782-1809: Phra Bat Somdet Phra Borommarajadhiraj Ramadhibodi

* Posthumously renamed by King Mongkut as: Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramoruraja Maha Chakri Borommanat Phraphutthayotfa Chulalok

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (), or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut ( 18 October 18041 October 1868 ), was the fourth monarch of Siam ( Thailand ) under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851 – 1868.

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua (), or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua (), or Rama VI ( 1 January 1881 – 25 November 1925 ) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death.

His father was Thong Dee ( later raised as Somdet Phra Prathom Borom Maha Rajchanok – the grand primordial father ) who was " Phra Aksara Sundhornsat " ( Royal Secretary of northern Siam, Keeper of the Royal Seal ).

Taksin ( Royal Institute: Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Maharat ; or The King of the Thonburi Kingdom ; ; ; Teochew: Dên Chao ; Vietnamese: Trịnh Quốc Anh ) ( April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782 ) was the only King of the Thonburi Kingdom.

His mother, Lady Nok-iang ( Thai: นกเอ ี้ ยง ), was Thai ( and was later awarded the feudal title of Somdet Krom Phra Phithak Thephamat ).

King Taksin statue was unveiled in the middle of Wongwian Yai ( the Big Traffic Circle ) in Thonburi, at the intersection of Prajadhipok / Inthara Phithak / Lat Ya / Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Roads.

Somdet Phra Narai (; 1633 – 11 July 1688 ) or Somdet Phra Ramathibodi III () was the king of Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous Ayutthayan king.

thumbIn many Buddhist countries, the concept of the nāga has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons, as depicted in this stairway image of a multi-headed nāga emerging from the mouth of a Makara in the style of a Chinese dragon at Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol on the premises of Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam in Thailand's Roi Et Province Nong Phok District.

For the music, Jangwang Tua Patayakosol composed another tune in a more traditional style called " Phleng Maha Nimit " for making the decision to the government but they still selected Phra Jenduriyang's melody because it sounded more modern.

Sisavang Vatthana or sometimes Savang Vatthana ( full name Samdach Brhat Chao Mavattaha Sri Vitha Lan Xang Hom Khao Phra Rajanachakra Lao Parama Sidha Khattiya Suriya Varman Brhat Maha Sri Savangsa Vadhana ) ( 13 November 1907 − 13 May (?

However, a monk named Phra Maha encouraged the citizens of the area to take up arms against the Burmese, his campaign was also successful.

Phra Maha was later raised to the nobility by Rama I.

The Emerald Buddha ( – Phra Kaeo Morakot, or official name พระพ ุ ทธมหามณ ี ร ั ตนปฏ ิ มากร – Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon ) is the palladium () of the Kingdom of Thailand, a figurine of the sitting Buddha, made of green jadeite ( rather than emerald ), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall.

The seal of the province shows the stupa at Phra That Si Song Rak, which was built in 1560 by King Maha Chakrapat of the Ayutthaya kingdom and King Chai Chetha of Lan Xang as a symboil of friendship between the two kingdoms.

* Krom Phrarajawangboworn Sathanmongkol or Phra Maha Uparaja or commonly called Wang Na ( or Front Palace ) in Thailand prior to 1886.

It is divided into several quarters: the Temple of the Emerald Buddha ; the Outer Court, with many public buildings ; the Middle Court, including the Phra Maha Monthian Buildings, the Phra Maha Prasat Buildings and the Chakri Maha Prasat Buildings ; the Inner Court and the Siwalai Gardens quarter.

Somdet Phra Boromma-orasathirat Chao Fa Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayammakutratchakuman (; RTGS: — Mahawachiralongkon —; ; Literally: " Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, the Royal Son and Crown Prince of Siam ") ( born 28 July 1952 ) is the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit.

Mae Hong Son historical records state that in the year 1831, which corresponds to the reign of King Nangklao ( Rama III ) of the Rattanakosin Period, in the mueang of Phing Nakhon ( เม ื องพ ิ งค ์ นคร ) known today as Chiang Mai, in the lands of the Kingdom of Lannathai, was Phraya Chiang Mai Mahawong ( พระยาเช ี ยงใหม ่ มหาวงศ ์), who was later to ascend to the rank of Phra Chao Mahottraprathet Racha Thibodi ( พระเจ ้ ามโหตรประเทศราชาธ ิ บด ี), who knew that to the west of Chiang Mai, which meant the lands of today's Mae Hong Son, was a geography of tall mountains and dense forests inhabited by a myriad of forest creatures of which wild elephants in particular were in great abundance, and thus ordered Lord Kaeo, who was a relative of his and a local military chief and governor, to herd these elephants out into the custody of mahouts, to survey the feasibility of this task on such western frontierlands and to be of further service in the capturing of the elephants so that they might be trained for labour thereafter.

Rama II died in 1824 and was peacefully succeeded by his son Prince Jessadabondindra, who reigned as King Phra Nangklao, now known as Rama III.

The name of the school is in honour of Chao Phraya Bodindecha, also known as Sing Singhaseni, who was a general from Yasothon under King Rama III ( Phra Nangklao ) of Siam.

Further shrines were created during the reign of King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai ( Rama II ) in Nakhon Khuen Khan and Samut Prakan, and by King Nangklao ( Rama III ) in Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Phra Tabong Province ( now in Cambodia ).

* In Thai, she is called Kuan Im (), Phra Mae Kuan Im (), or Chao Mae Kuan Im ().

Those born of a King and a commoner or children of Chaofas are tilted Phra Ong Chao ( พระองค ์ เจ ้ า ).

The children of Phra Ong Chaos are titled Mom Chao ( หม ่ อมเจ ้ า ), abbreviated as M. C.

The major bridges that cross the Chao Phraya are in the province of Bangkok: the Rama VI rail-road bridge ; Phra Pin-klao near the Grand Palace ; Rama VIII, a single tower asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge ; Rama IX, a semi-symmetric cable-stayed bridge ; and Mega Bridge, part of the Industrial Ring Road.

The Kingdom of Lanxang ( ອານາຈ ັ ກລ ້ ານຊ ້ າງ, อาณาจ ั กรล ้ านช ้ าง, ), the Land of One Million Elephants, began in 1354 AD, when Somdej Phra Chao Fa Ngum ( ສ ົ ມເດດພຣະເຈ ົ້ າຝ ້ າງ ູ່ ມ, สมเด ็ จพระเจ ้ าฝ ้ าง ู่ ม ) ( 1354-1373 AD ) returned to Mueang Sua ( ເມ ື ອງຊວາ, เม ื องซวา ), thence renamed Xieng Thong ( ຊຽງທອງ, เซ ี ยงทอง ).

The first Western visitors during the reign of Phra Chao Sourigna Vongsa ( ພຣະເຈ ົ້ າສ ຸ ຣ ິ ຍະວ ົ ງສາທ ັ ມມ ິ ກຣາດ, พระเจ ้ าส ุ ร ิ ยวงศาธรรม ิ กราช ) ( 1634-1697 AD ) noted how the kingdom prospered off exports of gold, benzoin resin, lac and lacquer ware, medicinal herbs, ivory, silk and silk clothing, and wood.

A brief union of the crowns of Lannathai and Lanxang under Phra Chao Sai Sethathirath ( ພຣະເຈ ົ້ າໄຊເສດຖາທ ິ ຣາດ, พระเจ ้ าไชยเชษฐาธ ิ ราช ) ( 1548-1572 AD ) introduced many architectural and artistic developments, in imitation of Lannathai style, but intellectual as well.

Chroniclers mention that Taksin had become senile and consequently he was put to death by Chao Phra Chakri.

Chao Phra Chakri then took over the reins of the Rattanakosin Kingdom.

He adopted the title Rama I and shifted his capital across the Menam Chao Phra river to its present location in Bangkok.

Budai, Wat Don Phra Chao, Yasothon, Thailand

He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang ( พระพ ุ ทธเจ ้ าหลวง – The Royal Buddha ).

Son of the King Phra Chao Photisarath of Lan Xang, he became ruler of Chiang Mai in 1546.

The previous ruler, King Ketklao, gave his daughter Princess Nang Yotkham in marriage to Phra Chao Phothisarath, and she bore him the Prince Chao Chaiyaset.

Instead people would refer to the king by other words — these days Nai Luang or Phra Chao Yu Hua.

His Royal Highness Prince Krom Phra Naresworarit was the first member of the royal family to build a group of palaces at Ban Laem Hin, called Sukaves, and he gave the beach next to his palace the name Hua Hin.

The 21-kilometer, 18-station Blue line presently runs from Bang Sue to Hua Lamphong via Phra Ram 9 and has a carrying capacity of 40, 000 people in each direction per hour.

# Hua Lamphong – Tha Phra – Bang Khae ( under construction operational in 2015 ).