24 Facts About Rattanakosin Kingdom

Maximum zone of influence of Rattanakosin Kingdom included the vassal states of Cambodia, Laos, Shan States, and the northern Malay states.

Rattanakosin Kingdom re-united the central Thai heartlands under his rule, and in 1769 he occupied western Cambodia.

Rattanakosin Kingdom seems to have developed a religious mania, alienating the powerful Buddhist monk-hood by claiming to be a sotapanna or divine figure.

Rattanakosin Kingdom was in troubles with the court officials, Chinese merchants, and missionaries.

In 1782 Taksin sent his armies under Chakri, the future Rama I of Rattanakosin Kingdom, to invade Cambodia, but while they were away a rebellion broke out in the area around the capital.

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Rattanakosin Kingdom founded the Chakri dynasty and made his younger brother Chao Phraya Surasi the Wangna or Prince Sura Singhanat of the Front Palace.

In 1785, King Rama I performed full coronation ceremony and named the new city "Rattanakosin Kingdom", which meant the "Jewel of Indra" referring to the Emerald Buddha.

Rattanakosin Kingdom led the Lao armies to capture Nakhon Ratchasima and Saraburi, while his son King Raxabut Nyo of Champasak invaded Southern Isan.

Rattanakosin Kingdom assigned Chaophraya Bodindecha to lead armies to invade Cambodia and Saigon, while Chaophraya Phrakhlang led the fleet.

Rattanakosin Kingdom created a Privy Council and a Council of State, a formal court system and budget office.

Rattanakosin Kingdom announced that slavery would be gradually abolished and debt-bondage restricted.

Rattanakosin Kingdom found powerful allies in his brothers Prince Chakkraphat, whom he made finance minister, Prince Damrong, who organized interior government and education, and his brother-in-law Prince Devrawongse, foreign minister for 38 years.

Rattanakosin Kingdom had been educated at Sandhurst military academy and at Oxford, and was an anglicized Edwardian gentleman.

Rattanakosin Kingdom applied his observations of the success of the British monarchy ruling India, appearing more in public and instituting more royal ceremonies.

Rattanakosin Kingdom created a junior branch which continues today as the National Scout Organization of Thailand.

Rattanakosin Kingdom resigned from his post as Minister of the Interior officially because of ill health, but in actuality because of friction between himself and the king.

The Mueang Eks in the Rattanakosin Kingdom period were Nakhon Si Thammarat, which was the centre of Southern Siam, and Nakhon Ratchasima, which was the centre of the northeast.

Rattanakosin Kingdom then met Phra Sumethmuni a Mon monk in 1830 and discovered that Mon traditions was more strict and closer to the supposed original Buddha's Vinaya and, therefore, the authentic lineage traceable to Buddha.

Rattanakosin Kingdom used the silver bullet money known as Photduang as currency until it was officially replaced with flat coins in 1904.

Rattanakosin Kingdom wanted first to see how things could be managed under this Western system.

Rattanakosin Kingdom saw advantages in the system, and thought that Siam could move slowly towards it, but could not be adopted right away as the majority of the Siamese people did not have enough education to understand such a change just yet.

Rattanakosin Kingdom was an accomplished poet and anyone with the ability to write a refined piece of poetry would gain the favor of the king.

Rattanakosin Kingdom is credited with writing a popular version of the Thai folk tale Ramakien and wrote a number of dance dramas such as Sang Thong.

Rattanakosin Kingdom was a sculptor and is said to have sculpted the face of the Niramitr Buddha in Wat Arun.