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Vajiravudh (1 January 1881 – 26 November 1925) was the sixth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VI. He reigned from 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism.
In 1917 he took Siam into World War I on the side of the Allies, and, after the war, he succeeded in persuading the Western powers to give up their extraterritorial rights in Siam.
Western nations referred to the monarch as the "King of Siam" (Latin: Rex Siamensium), regardless of Thai titles, since the initiation of relations in the 16th century. Mongkut (Rama IV) was the first monarch to adopt the title when the name Siam was first used in an international treaty.
Apr 12, 2024 · king (1910-1925), Thailand. House / Dynasty: Chakkri dynasty. Notable Family Members: father Chulalongkorn. Vajiravudh (born Jan. 1, 1881, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand]—died Nov. 26, 1925, Bangkok) was the king of Siam from 1910 to 1925, noted for his progressive reforms and prolific writings.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Background. King Vajiravudh (or Rama VI) dressed in a uniform of a British General in 1917. At the dawn of the First World War, Siam had cordial relations with both sides. Siam was the only Asian country where German businesses were well entrenched, with an annual volume of 22 million German marks in trade before the war.
Vajiravudh, an absolute monarch, he ruled and reigned from 1910 until 1925. He was one of the sons of King Chulalongkorn, the modernizing Siamese monarch introduced to non-Thai specialists in Rogers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. He was educated in Siam at Bangkok and in Great Britain at Oxford and Sandhurst.
The British-educated Vajiravudh had ascended the throne in 1910, after the long and transformative reign of his father, Chulalongkorn, King of Siam (1853-1910). Vajiravudh, with his artistic sensibility and shyness in public, struggled with the bureaucratic demands of governing the country.
