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Prajadhipok

1893 - 1941

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Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh monarch of the Chakri dynasty and the last king of Siam under the absolute monarchy. He ascended the throne in 1925 and reigned until his abdication in 1935, overseeing the country's transition to a constitutional monarchy after the 1932 Siamese Revolution. Born during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Prajadhipok was the youngest son of Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha Phongsri. He succeeded his brother, King Vajiravudh, and pursued significant reforms, including establishing the Privy Council, modernizing financial and public-utility regulations, advancing municipal administration, founding the National Library, expanding university education, establishing the Royal Institute, and commissioning the complete Thai-script edition of the Tripitaka. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Prajadhipok is the 2,416th most popular politician (down from 2,309th in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Thai Politician.

Prajadhipok was most famous for being the last king of Thailand. He was overthrown by a military coup in 1932.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prajadhipok ranks 2,416 out of 19,576. Before him are Teuta, Armand Fallières, Quintus Sertorius, Theudebert I, Dangun, and Emperor Itoku. After him are Theodoric II, Guntram, Empress Lü, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Walther Rathenau, and Sekhemkhet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Prajadhipok ranks 28. Before him are Harold Lloyd, Harold Urey, Karl Mannheim, Paramahansa Yogananda, Palmiro Togliatti, and Walter Baade. After him are George Grosz, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Omar Bradley, Jomo Kenyatta, Lillian Gish, and J. G. Strijdom. Among people deceased in 1941, Prajadhipok ranks 26. Before him are Marina Tsvetaeva, Émile Picard, Hans Spemann, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Alexej von Jawlensky, and Frederick Banting. After him are Edwin S. Porter, Ernst Udet, Werner Sombart, Werner Mölders, Kurt Koffka, and Henri Lebesgue.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prajadhipok ranks 7 out of 186. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), and Taksin (1734). After him are Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Pridi Banomyong (1900), and Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prajadhipok ranks 7. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), and Taksin (1734). After him are Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Pridi Banomyong (1900), and Naresuan (1555).

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