King Mongkut of Siam

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King Mongkut of Siam was the 19th-century monarch of Thailand (r. 1851–1868) renowned for modernizing his kingdom and engaging with Western powers while preserving Siamese independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century monarch ⓘ
Buddhist monk ⓘ
King of Siam ⓘ
human ⓘ
reformer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Phra Bat Somdet Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua ⓘ
birthDate 1804-10-18 ⓘ
birthName Prince Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: Rama IV
birthPlace Bangkok ⓘ
Siam ⓘ
linked to: Thailand
BowringTreatyYear 1855 ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Bangkok ⓘ
causeOfDeath malaria ⓘ
child Chulalongkorn ⓘ
linked to: King Chulalongkorn

Prince Chulalongkorn ⓘ
countryRuled Siam ⓘ
linked to: Thailand

Thailand ⓘ
deathDate 1868-10-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Hua Hin ⓘ
Siam ⓘ
linked to: Thailand
engagedWith British Empire ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
era Rattanakosin period ⓘ
father King Rama II ⓘ
linked to: Rama II
heldTitle Prince ⓘ
monk ⓘ
house Chakri dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family
knownFor astronomical observations ⓘ
diplomacy with Western powers ⓘ
educational reforms ⓘ
modernization of Siam ⓘ
preserving Siamese independence ⓘ
promotion of Western science ⓘ
religious reforms in Thai Buddhism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Pali ⓘ
Thai ⓘ
monarchicalTitle King of Siam ⓘ
mother Queen Sri Suriyendra ⓘ
name Mongkut ⓘ
nationality Siamese ⓘ
notableEvent predicted 1868 solar eclipse ⓘ
portrayedIn Anna and the King of Siam ⓘ
The King and I ⓘ
predecessor King Rama III ⓘ
linked to: Rama III
reignEnd 1868 ⓘ
reignStart 1851 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
royalTitle Rama IV ⓘ
signedTreaty Bowring Treaty ⓘ
spouse Queen Debsirindra ⓘ
successor King Chulalongkorn ⓘ
Rama V ⓘ
linked to: King Chulalongkorn
yearsAsMonk 27 ⓘ

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

Anna and the King of Siam → mainCharacter → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) → notableMonarch → Rama IV ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) → notableMonarch → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
King of Siam → notableBearer → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
King Chulalongkorn → father → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
King Chulalongkorn → succeeded → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
King Vajiravudh → alsoKnownAs → Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua ⓘ
subject linked to: King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Anna Leonowens → employer → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
King Mongkut of Siam → name → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Lun Tha → opposes → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
Memoirs of Anna Leonowens → mainSubject → Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
subject linked to: memoirs of Anna Leonowens
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Memoirs of Anna Leonowens → portrays → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
subject linked to: memoirs of Anna Leonowens
Memorial Bridge → namedAfter → King Phutthayotfa Chulalok ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Yuliy Borisovich Briner → portrayed → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
Lou Diamond Phillips → playedCharacter → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
Bowring Treaty → signatoryMonarch → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Bowring Treaty → signedUnderReignOf → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Rama II → child → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Rama III → successor → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Rama IV → birthName → Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Rama IV → alsoKnownAs → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Queen Savang Vadhana → relative → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Phra Pathom Chedi → associatedWith → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Ramkhamhaeng Inscription → discoveredBy → King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ
Queen Saovabha Phongsri → father → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Queen Saovabha Phongsri → hasRelative → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam
Saovabha Phongsri → father → King Mongkut ⓘ
linked to: King Mongkut of Siam