King of Siam

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The King of Siam is the traditional title for the monarch of the Southeast Asian nation historically known as Siam, now called Thailand.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarch ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Thai people ⓘ
associatedLanguagePolicy promotion of Thai language ⓘ
associatedReligionTitle Upholder of the Buddhist Faith ⓘ
associatedWithNameChange Siam to Thailand ⓘ
capitalDuringTitleUse Bangkok ⓘ
colonialStatus never colonized by Western powers ⓘ
constitutionalChange 1932 Siamese Revolution ⓘ
country Siam ⓘ
linked to: Thailand

Thailand ⓘ
culturalRole protector of Buddhism ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ
dynasty Chakri dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family
earlierCapitalAssociated Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya Kingdom

Thonburi ⓘ
linked to: Thonburi district
governmentTypeAssociated absolute monarchy ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
languageOfTitle Thai ⓘ
legalFoundation Palace Law of Succession ⓘ
modernEquivalentTitle King of Thailand ⓘ
notableBearer Chulalongkorn ⓘ
linked to: King Chulalongkorn

Mongkut ⓘ
Rama I ⓘ
linked to: King Rama I

Rama II ⓘ
Rama III ⓘ
Rama IV ⓘ
Rama V ⓘ
linked to: King Chulalongkorn

Rama VI ⓘ
Rama VII ⓘ
notableInPopularCulture Anna and the King of Siam ⓘ
The King and I ⓘ
post1932Status constitutional monarch ⓘ
predecessorStateOf King of Thailand ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religionTraditionallyAssociated Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
role head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
supreme commander of the armed forces ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus independent monarchy ⓘ
styleOfAddress His Majesty the King ⓘ
successionPrinciple hereditary monarchy ⓘ
traditionalTitleFor monarch of Siam ⓘ
monarch of Thailand ⓘ
usedAgainUntil 1949 ⓘ
usedUntil 1939 ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Thailand → alsoKnownAs → King of Siam ⓘ
King of Thailand → historicalPrecursor → King of Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
King of Thailand → historicalPrecursor → King of Thonburi ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
The King and I → subject → King of Siam ⓘ
We Kiss in a Shadow → setInContextOf → The King of Siam’s court ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
King Chulalongkorn → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
King Rama I → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Inner Court → usedBy → King of Siam ⓘ
King Taksin → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Anna Leonowens → employer → King of Siam ⓘ
Tuptim and Lun Tha → conflictWith → King of Siam ⓘ
Prince Chulalongkorn → relative → King of Siam ⓘ
Thai royal family → styleOfAddress → His Majesty the King of Thailand ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
King Ramathibodi I → royalTitle → King of Siam ⓘ
Thongduang → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Taksin → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Queen Amarindra → spouseTitle → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama II → successorTitle → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama III → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama III → style → His Majesty the King of Siam ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
Rama VII → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama IV → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
King Ananda Mahidol → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama VIII of Thailand → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
Rama VIII of Thailand → title → King of Siam ⓘ
King Prajadhipok → positionHeld → King of Siam ⓘ
King Prajadhipok → title → King of Siam ⓘ
John Raitt → notableRole → King of Siam in The King and I ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
Phra Chula Chomklao Chao Yu Hua → positionHeld → Monarch of Siam ⓘ
linked to: King of Siam
Queen Indrasakdi Sachi → spouseTitle → King of Siam ⓘ