Mongkut - Mongkut King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 - October 18, 1868) was a king of Thailand 1851-1868. He died from malaria. Reportedly, he remarked to one of his Christian missionary friends 'What you teach us to do is admirable, but what you teach us to believe is foolish'. See also: Chakri dynasty, The King and I.
John Bowring - series of reports laid before the House of Commons. After a retirement of four years he sat in parliament from 1841 until 1849 as member for Bolton. During this busy period he found leisure for literature, and published in 1843 a translation of the Manuscript of the Queen's Court, a collection of old Czech lyrics. In 1849 he was appointed British consul at Canton (today's Guangzhou), and superintendent of trade in China, a post which he held for four years. After his return he distinguished himself as an advocate of the decimal system, and published a work entitled The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins and Accounts (1854). The introduction of the form as a preparatory step was chiefly due to his efforts. Knighted in 1854, he was sent in April of.
History of Thailand - Bangkok period After more than 400 years of power, in 1767, the Kingdom of Ayutthaya was brought down by invading Burmese armies, its capital burned, and the country split into six parts. General Taksin managed to reunite the Thai kingdom from his new capital Thonburi and declared himself king in 1769. However, Taksin allegedy became mad, and General Chakri succeeded him in 1782 as Rama I, the first king of the Chakri dynasty. In the same year he founded the new capital city at Bangkok, across the Chao Phraya river from Thonburi. The heirs of Rama I became increasingly concerned with the threat of European colonialism after British victories in neighboring Burma in 1826. The first Thai recognition of Western power in the region was the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Flag of Thailand - placed on the red ground - a white chakra (the Buddhist wheel), a white elephant inside the chakra, or a white disc with a sun inside. Officially the first flag was created in 1855 by King Mongkut (Rama IV), showing a white elephant (a royal symbol) on red ground, as the plain colored flag was not distinct enough for international relations. In 1916 the flag was changed to the current design, but with the middle color being the same red as the outer stripe. The story goes that during a flood King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) saw the flag hanging upside-down, and to prevent this from happening again created a new flag which was symmetrical. In 1917 the middle color was changed to blue, the color for Friday, the day king Rama.
Anna Leonowens - travelled to the colonies, this time with her children in tow. Their fortunes rapidly changed for the worse. After participating in a tiger hunt, her husband collapsed with heat exhaustion and she was left a widow, an impoverished one since her own family's money had been lost in the throes of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. She had never before needed, or planned, to work outside the home, but the only way she now had of supporting herself was to become a teacher. She opened a school for the children of officers. Though successful, it could not support the family financially, and thus she came to the momentous decision to accept an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore and become governess to the children of the King of Siam,.
The King and I - script based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the autobiographical story of Anna Leonowens who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical was first staged in 1951 with the hitherto unknown Yul Brynner as the King Rama IV of Thailand and Gertrude Lawrence as Anna. It was filmed in 1956 with Brynner playing opposite Deborah Kerr. Brynner won an Oscar for his portrayal. A television series, Anna and the King, was created in 1972 giving credit to Margaret Landon for the creation. In 1946, Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne starred in the film, Anna and the King of Siam and in 1999, Fox Corporation released a non-musical remake of the motion picture, named Anna.
Chakri dynasty - Dynasty Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) the Great, 1782-1809 Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II), 1809-1824 Nangklao (Rama III), 1824-1851 Mongkut (Rama IV), 1851-1868 Chulalongkorn (Rama V) the Great 1868-1910 Vajiravudh (Rama VI), 1910-1925 Prajadhipok (Rama VII), 1925-1935 Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), 1935-1946 Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) the Great, 1946-present.
Chulalongkorn - is regarded as one of the greatest kings of Thailand. Chulalongkorn was born September 20, 1853 in Bangkok as the oldest son of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Queen Debsirinda. His father made sure his son got very good education, including European tutors like Anna Leonowens. At age 15 he joined a Buddhist monastery. His father died when Chulalongkorn was seventeen, and on October 1, 1868, he succeeded him, however as he was still too young to rule, the chief minister Chao Praya Srisuriyawongse served as regent for four years. During this time Chulalongkorn did travel to other countries like Singapore, Java and India, to study western lifestyle and colonialism, which made him the first thai king to leave the country. Later during his reign he also visited Europe twice in.
Timeline of Buddhism - Portions of the Samyutta and Anguttara-Nikayas, along with parts of the Maitreya-vyakarana, have also been identified in this collection. Abt. 1238: The Thai Kingdom of Sukothai is established, with Theravada Buddhism as the state religion. 1277: Burma's Pagan empire begins to disintegrate after being defeated by Kublai Khan at Ngasaungsyan, near the Chinese border. The Khan ordered the invasion after the Burmese refused to pay tribute. 1287: The Theravada kingdom at Pagan, Myanmar falls to the Mongols, and is overshadowed by the Shan capital at Ava. Abt. 1279-1298: Sukothai's third and most famous ruler, Ramkhamhaeng (Rama the Bold), reigned and made vassals of Laos, much of modern Thailand, Pegu (Burma), and parts of the Malay Peninsula, thus giving rise to Sukhothai artistic tradition. After Ramkhamhaeng's death, Sukothai lost control of its.
Nangklao - 1824 to 1851. He ordered the destruction of Vientiane in 1827-1828. After his death his brother Mongkut became his successor..
Lao music - by the khene. It is popular both in Laos and Thailand, where there is a large ethnic Lao population. Following the Siamese conquest of Laos in 1828 and the subsequent dispersion of the Lao population into Siam (Central Thailand), Lao music became fashionable there. Sir John Bowring, an envoy from Great Britain, described a meeting with the deputy king (ouparaja) of Siam in 1855 in which his host performed on the Lao khene; at a meeting two days later he entertained Bowring with Lao dancers and khene music. The Chronicles of the Fourth Reign said the deputy king enjoyed playing the khene and "could perform the Lao type of dance and could skillfully perform the Lao comedy-singing. It is said that if one did not actually see his royal person, one.
List of Thailand-related topics - the Pacific - Economy of Thailand - Emerald Buddha F Fa Ngum - Farang - Fingerroot - Flag of Thailand - Foreign relations of Thailand G Galangal - Geography of Thailand - Golden Triangle - Gulf of Thailand H Haripunchai - History of Thailand - Historical parks of Thailand I Isan - ISO 3166-2:TH - ISO 8859-11 J Jim Thompson (designer) K Kalasin - Kalasin province - Kamphaeng Phet historical park - Kamphaeng Phet province - Kanchanaburi - Kanchanaburi province -Kejmanee Pichaironnarongsongkram - Khene - Khlong - Khon Kaen - Khon Kaen province -Khorat - Khorat Plateau - Ko Mun - Ko Phi Phi Don - Ko Phi Phi Lee - Ko Samet - Ko Samui - Krabi Krabong - Krabi province - Kra Isthmus - Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadi L Lac - Lam.
List of people who died on their birthdays - Harris Gabby Hartnett Hugo Junkers Otto Kruger King Mongkut of Thailand Levi Morton Pompey the Great, Roman general Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Bidhan Chandra Roy Raffaello Santi Mel Street (suicide) Joe Tinker Note: William Shakespeare often appears on lists such as this, but as his birthdate is unrecorded (what is commonly given as his birthdate was extrapolated from the date of his baptism), he cannot be given a definite place on this list..
List of famous pairs - (but Priscilla's memorable line, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"" is the fictional creation of Longfellow) Allemande left & Grand right and left (sequences) (frequently paired square dance maneuvers]] American Falls & Horseshoe Falls (geographical; juxtapositions) Amoeba & Paramecium (complementary) Prototypical protozoans studied in elementary biology classes Amos & Andy (fictional; companions) animus & anima (conceptual) Antony & Cleopatra (couples) Anna & the King of Siam (colleagues) (Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut )'' Apples and oranges (proverbial/idiomatic; conceptual; opposing; food) Fred & Adele Astaire (colleagues; entertainers; siblings) Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers (colleagues; entertainers) Atlas & Gazetteer (equipment; complementary) B The Babbitt & the Bromide Battledore & Shuttlecock (equipment; complementary) Bacon & eggs (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food) Bambi & Thumper (fictional; companions) Barnes & Noble (commercial partnership) Barnum & Bailey (commercial.
