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    Princess Orathai Thepkanya (1859 - 1906) was a daughter of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and one his Royal Concubines who was a commoner.

    The Princess was born with poor health. Through her life, she had always been sick and that made her despaired.

    Anyway, it turned her to religion, Buddhism, and became a very strict one. She hoped that it would ward off her sickness somehow.

    All through her life, she had donated regularly to build things for public’s uses such as building a bridge across a klong for people and being a head of various kinds of religious events.

    In the photo shows the Princess, as the head of the construction of a big pond which was named ‘Sa (= pond) Orathai’ (1905), for general use inside the Grand Palace, hearing a report of the event.

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    Don Muang International Airport in 1972

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    Wat Chana Songkram, Bang Lumpoo, Bangkok

    1893

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    Corrado Feroci (15 September 1892 – 14 May 1962), was a Tuscan born Thai sculptor. He studied at the Royal Art Academy of Florence and taught there from 1914 to 1923.

    Feroci was invited to Siam in 1923, in the reign of King Rama VI, to teach Western sculpture at the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Palace Affairs. He was appointed as a sculptor in 1924 on a three-year contract for 800 baht per month.

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    Feroci is considered the father of modern art in Thailand and was instrumental in the founding of today's Silpakorn University.

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    When Italy surrendered to the Allies during WWII, Feroci changed his name to Silpa Bhirasri (pronounce as Sin Peerasee) and became a Thai national in 1944 to avoid being arrested by the occupying Japanese army.

    Feroci / Bhirasri was the designer and sculptor of many of Bangkok's best known monuments, including Democracy Monument, Victory Monument, and the statue of King Rama I at the Memorial Bridge (Sapan Put).

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    His birthday, 15 September, is observed each year in Thailand as Silpa Bhirasri Day.

    The computer colored version below shows Professor Silpa Bhirasri (left) in his early day with his first major piece, the statue of King Rama VI which was finished in 1926 (the work was started after the King died in 1925 at the age of 44).

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    Then and Now (1960 - 2006)

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    Disneyland, California (1960)

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    Wachirawut Scout Camp, Chonburi (1962)

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    Royal Procession, Bangkok (1963)

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    Wooden cottages for Chiengmai Leper Asylum, 1921.

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    The asylum founded by an American doctor and missionary, James W. Mckean MD. (1860-1949), who pioneered leprosy work in Thailand, including the construction of the Chiengmai Leprosarium in 1908. He began his work in Chiengmai in 1889 and remained there for his entire missionary life, carrying out general medical and evangelical work.

    In 1927, Dr. McKean was honored by King Rama VII with the Order of the White Elephant and the Order of the Crown of Siam in appreciation for his work among the leprosy sufferers in Thailand.

    At the annual mission meeting of 1948, it was proposed to rename the Chiengmai Leper Asylum as the “McKean Leper Home”.

    Today, the institution exists as 'McKean Rehabilitation Center and Hospital', a service branch of the Church of Christ in Thailand.

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    Hua Lumpong in 1920

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    Hua Lampong in 1956

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    (Note: Story on page 25/622)

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    Kard (= market) Luang, Chiengmai (1934)

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    Wat Pan Tao, Chiengmai (1959)

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    Wung Raphiphat, sited in Thewet area, Bangkok, was belonged to Prince Raphi Phatthanasak, Prince of Ratchaburi (1874–1920) who was the 14th child of King Rama V and one of his Royal Concubines.

    After the Siamese Revolution of 1932 changing the absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, the Palace became the property of the Crown Property Bureau.

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    It was finally occupied and changed to become a part of the Vocational Teacher College before totally demolished along with the change of the college's name to “Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Thewet Campus

    Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Prince Raphi was the key figure in Thai legal reform. In 1897 he set up the first law school in Thailand.

    He also reorganized the Thai court system under the 1908 Law on Organization. In 1892, the Ministry of Justice was established and as its Head Minister, Prince Raphi was appointed to unify the judiciary.

    Prince Raphi died in Paris on 7th August 1920 at 21:00 of prostate cancer and kidney complications at the age of 45 years. His step-brother, King Rama VI asked the Siamese ambassador to France to organize a royal cremation ceremony in Paris, in accordance with Prince Raphi's wishes. After that, his son, also a prince, came to pick up and summon the Royal Regiment of Prince Raphi to Thailand on 1st December 1920.

    The Prince was well-known as a prince who did not prefer royal uniforms of any sorts. So he had hardly been seen dressed in full scale with sashes, medals and etc. but plain white uniform [ratcha pratan (ratcha pattern) – more details on page 25/602].

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanielnong View Post
    After the Siamese Revolution of 1932 changing the absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, the Palace became the property of the Crown Property Bureau.
    It was quite an exceptional achievement for the monarchy when the absolute monarchy was abandoned, wasn't it?

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    In memory of ....

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    The celebration of the inauguration of the Siamese tramways, 1894

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    Elderly Buddhist monk and his disciple, 1911

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    All male players (lakorn nok), 1913

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    Auto depot at Borneo wharf, 1928

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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    It was quite an exceptional achievement for the monarchy when the absolute monarchy was abandoned, wasn't it?
    Indeed it was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    It was quite an exceptional achievement for the monarchy when the absolute monarchy was abandoned, wasn't it?

    Even a greater achievement convincing most [as it stands in today's historical context] that the 1932 power grabbing and suppressive military/civilian coup was fashioned as a popular revolution.

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    The first chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). He, as a commoner from the Boon-Nag lineage, was one of the very few ever who was granted a highest noble rank as ‘Somdej Chao Praya’.

    He was born in the reign of King Rama III and died in 1916 in the reign of King Rama VI.
    His father, also being granted the highest noble rank as ‘Somdej Chao Praya’, was responsible for a lot of important duties in the reign of King Rama III.

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    In the reign of King Rama IV, the
    ‘Somdej Chao Praya’ was appointed by the King to join the Siam emissary group visiting Queen Victoria of England. His assignment was to submit the Queen the royal tribute.

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    But the most important assignment of all happened back after King Rama III died, he was appointed as the Regent.

    Once being assigned, he
    then traveled to Wat Bowornniwet to visit Prince Mongkut who was a monk there and asked for the Prince’s permission to be invited to ascend to the throne.

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    Prince Mongkut agreed under one condition that if he was going to be given the throne, the Regent had to manage to share the throne with the Prince’s brother, Prince Juthamanee, as well because as a very expert astrologer, Prince Mongkut foresaw that his brother’s fate was very strong. He also deserved the throne as a king.

    If the throne was given to Prince Mongkut only it would cause unfortunate to the land because the fate of Prince Juthamanee was hindered.

    So this Somdej Chao Praya had to further his travel across the Chao Praya River to Thonburi side to the Old Palace (former palace of King Taksin’s) and asked for the permission to offer Prince Juthamanee who resided there to share the throne with his brother, Prince Mongkut.

    This is the reason why the fourth reign of Siam, there were two Kings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanielnong View Post
    This is the reason why the fourth reign of Siam, there were two Kings.
    The one to the right doesn't look overly happy

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    Quote Originally Posted by happynz View Post
    The shops haven't changed much over the decades.
    Nor some of the vendors, can still see old girls walking around with the yolks and hats in places.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lom View Post
    The one to the right doesn't look overly happy

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    Longan ('lumyai'), Chiengmai - 1960s

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    Umbrella ('rom') making, Chiengmai - 1960s

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    A documentary (photos not included) titled: The Chinese immigrants

    Chinese immigrants have played a huge role over the centuries in helping building Bangkok into one of the most prosperous cities in Southeast Asia.

    Researchers believe the Chinese originally found new homes in Siam around 1,000 years ago, settling first in great numbers in what became the south of Thailand, and then, from the 14th to mid 18th centuries, in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.

    The Siamese court recognized their talents as business agents, traders and seafarers, and employed many to mediate pacts with foreign countries, rewarding them in turn with the freedom to conduct their own business and domestic affairs.

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    Between 1782 and 1851, the first three kings of the Chakri dynasty supported Chinese immigration as an aid to trade.

    Historians say that in the reign of King Rama III, fully half of Bangkok’s 400,000 citizens were Chinese.

    American academic William Skinner conjectures that by 1850, that number had increased to at least 300,000, and 95,000 more arrived each year over the next century. The influx dropped only with the birth of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

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    In a 1986 report, academics at Yunnan’s Southeast Asia Study Institute cited four main reasons behind the massive Chinese migration to Thailand. Exports of rice blossomed in Rama IV’s reign, and during that of his successor, from 1905 to 1909, Siam shipped out 885,000 tonnes – 40 per cent of its overall output.

    Second, mainland China simply lacked enough arable land to sustain its farmers. A third factor was the new steamboat lines launched by British companies, which brought people from Hong Kong and Shantou (Swatao). The final impetus for immigration came from natural disaster and war.

    Most – 95 per cent – came from Guangdong, Fujian (Hokkian) and Zhejiang provinces, with many more arriving from Yunnan province. Most were Taechew, Hainanese and Hakkan (Kae).

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    The Taechew worked as retailers, construction workers and rice millers, or on sugarcane, pepper and tobacco plantations.

    Most Hainanese worked in the sawmills and ports and on rubber plantations, or became gardeners or pig farmers.

    The Hakkan were craftsmen, peddlers, rickshaw drivers and housekeepers.

    People from the south of Fujian preferred working in the mines of southern Thailand, or on barges. Those from Guangdong went into construction.

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    Collectively, their economic contribution was immense. Until 1855 they ran all the rice mills in Bangkok, and even then the number of Chinese immigrants accelerated with the signing of the Bowring Treaty with Britain.

    From 1870, they were building more rice mills and using steam engines to help process up to 200 tonnes a day. In 1912, there were 50 mills in the capital that belonged to Chinese, and more in the provinces.

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    The merchants who bought the unhusked rice from Siamese farmers were Chinese, as were the traders who shipped the rice abroad, including to China. The only role in the chain they shunned was the actual growing.

    It was an auspicious beginning, and things only got better. The immigrants gradually adapted to Thai ways and via a mutual cultural osmosis countless business-minded descendants become leaders of Thai society.

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    1950s

    Ceremony parade of Buddhist monk ordination on various styles of rides

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    ('Tang chung wat (countryside)' - Pygmy elephant)


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    The position of the king’s bedroom chamberlain was for the servant whom the king trusted the most because his service was to be close to the king at all times. Also the chamberlain had to put his heart in this duty 24/7.

    Therefore, the king’s bedroom chamberlain was likely to get promoted faster than other royal officials.

    Anyway, there was a catch for this position.

    As a tradition, when the king died, the king’s bedroom chamberlain had to be ordained a monk on the day of the king’s cremation.

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    (King Rama VI and his king’s bedroom chamberlain, Praya (noble rank granted by the king) Norarat Ratchamanit (noble name given by the king) who after being ordained a monk, he had never left his monkhood. He has been known as one of the most ‘well behaved’ monks in the history of Buddhism in Thailand. Everyone knows him as ‘Choa-khoon Nor’)


    But, if the king died of unnatural cause, the king’s bedroom chamberlain had to receive the royal penalty.

    This case happened in the reign of King Rama VIII who (was said) committed suicide (details on page 7/164). The King’s bedroom chamberlain, Mr. Chit Singhasaenee, got a trial and received death penalty.

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    Related to the story on page 18/445,

    Snake farm at Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, The Thai Red Cross Society, 1937


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    Before the renowned ‘Dusit Thani’ Hotel on the corner of Silom Road, there stood this beautiful mansion named ‘Ban (= house) Sala Daeng’. The house belonged to ‘Chao Praya (a high
    rank granted by the king to a nobleman) + Yommarat (given name by the king)’ whose acts of benefit to the country earned him as a gift by King Rama V.

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    There was one of the stories behind this photo:

    King Rama VI (1910-1925), during his last years received the news from the investigation that the British would come to request for mining concessions in the southern regions of Siam especially in Suratthani Province following the four confiscated provinces (Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, Kedah, Penang (belong to Malaysia)).

    It appeared as an act that would likely open an opportunity to seize further southern territories of the country.


    Therefore, the King sent for Chao Praya Yommarat, the owner this house, to consult which resulted in ordering him to do the mining there at Suratthani before the British took its action.

    "I will use this as an excuse not to give the British company mining concessions" The King said.

    The Chao Praya took his order with one problem "I am ready to do as you decree but I don’t have enough money to invest in the mining because, firstly, a railway has to be constructed into the mine area first. This costs so much".

    The King said “I will order the Privy Purse to lend you the money. This is urgent”.

    Chao Praya Yommarat then signed a loan from the Privy Purse and constructed a railway into the mine immediately. After that he bought mining machines and pioneering the work was prompted.

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    Unfortunately, when the work was ready to begin, King Rama VI died (f...k!).

    “The mining to preserve the country’s territory" project according to the royal decree was collapsed. No more investment, no more income, Chao Phraya Yommarat had to give up the project and use his personal money to pay off a large amount of debt to the Privy Purse.

    His beautiful mansion, "Ban Sala Daeng" bestowed by King Rama V as well as his shares of the Thai Cement Company were also a big part to pay the debt.

    However, the deed of investing in mining in Suratthani decreed by the King at that time as an excuse not to grant a mining concession to a British company which would lead to preventing the use of the its power to seize territory of Siam further more from what it already had was successful.

    In the past, there were experiences, happening in another countries nearby that, when a British company started running a business, such as mining, that required high investment. After a while, it would claim that the business was not convenient in some ways then, it would take the opportunity to ask permission (compel) from the government of those countries to send troops from India to manage that inconvenience and one thing led to other, the area was finally seized to become the British colonies.
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