10/18/1804 AD born
Mongkut (มงกุฎ, literal meaning: crown) was the second son of Prince Isarasundhorn, son of Phutthayotfa Chulalok, the first Chakri king of Siam (King Rama I) and Princess Bunreod. Mongkut was born in the Old (Thonburi) Palace in 1804, where the first son had died shortly after birth in 1801.
Prince Mongkut was the King’s eldest son by the Queen. He was given the traditional education befitting a Siamese Prince who must be made ready to be King.
His studies included:
- literature and poetry in Siamese Pali – the ancient language of the Buddhist religion
- Siamese history
- the ancient art of war, which included the use of many kinds of weapons and the riding and control of elephants and horses
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Mongkut (Rama IV) King of Siam 1851 ...
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Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II, พระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย, Chim) King of Siam 1809 ... -
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