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Busba Kitiyakara
''Than Phu Ying'' Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong ( th, บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์; , born 2 August 1934) is the daughter of Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangala Kitiyakara and younger sister of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Kitiyakara. Early life and education Like her elder sister Sirikit, Busba was educated at Rajini School and St. Francis Xavier Convent. During her childhood, her father was appointed Thai Ambassador to France, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and Busba continued her education in these countries with her sister, Sirikit. After Sirikit's marriage to King Bhumibol in 1950, Busba became a palace fixture. Family Busba married Thawisan Ladawan in 1958 and had a daughter, Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai on 24 September 1958. They divorced soon afterwards. She later married Captain Surayud Sathanapong. Ancestry References * Handley, Paul M. (2006). ''The King Never Smiles''. Yale University Press, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitiyakara, Busba 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Than Phu Ying
Honorifics are a class of words or grammatical morphemes that encode a wide variety of social relationships between interlocutors or between interlocutors and referents.Foley, William. ''Anthropological Linguistics: An Introduction''. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997. Honorific phenomena in Thai include honorific registers, honorific pronominals, and honorific particles. Historical development Thai honorifics date back to the Sukhothai Kingdom, a period which lasted from 1238 to 1420 CEKhanittanan, Wilaiwan. "An aspect of the origins and development of linguistic politeness in Thai". ''Broadening the horizon of linguistic politeness''. Ed. Robin T. Lakoff and Sachiko Ide. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 2005. 315-335. During the Sukhothai period, honorifics appeared in the form of kinship terms. The Sukhothai period also saw the introduction of many Khmer and Pali loanwords to Thai. Later, in the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351 to 1767 CE), a new form of honorific speech evolved. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakkhatra Mangkala
Prince Nakkhatra Mangala, 2nd Prince of Chanthaburi ( th, พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้านักขัตรมงคล กรมหมื่นจันทบุรีสุรนาถ; ; 4 January 1898 – 11 February 1953), was the eldest son of Kitiyakara Voralaksana, 1st Prince of Chanthaburi and Princess Apsarasaman Kitiyakara. Education Prince Nakkhatra Mangala received primary education at the royal palace, then studied at the King's College under the royal patronage. Until 1910, he studied at the Royal Thai Army Cadet Academy. In 1911, he went to study in England being a student under the Ministry of Defence in 1914, attending high school in france until receiving the Baccalauréat certificate in both areas in science. He then attended the French cadet academy École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr where he received the ranks of lieutenant and sergeant in the French army. Careers In 1920 he completed his studies in France. Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Never Smiles
''The King Never Smiles'' is an unauthorized biography of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej by Paul M. Handley, a freelance journalist who lived and worked as a foreign correspondent in Thailand. It is published by Yale University Press and was released in 2006. The book was banned in Thailand before publication, and the Thai authorities have blocked local access to websites advertising the book. Book summary The publicity materials at the Yale University Press website originally described the book as telling "the unexpected story of ing Bhumibol Adulyadej'slife and 60-year rule — how a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, and how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political, autocratic, and even brutal. Blasting apart the widely accepted image of the king as egalitarian and virtuous, Handley convincingly portrays an anti-democratic monarch who, together with allies in big business and the murderous, corru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wongsa Dhiraj Snid
Wongsa Dhiraj Snid (; 9 July 1808 – 14 August 1871) was a Thai physician and diplomat, as well as a member of the reigning Chakri dynasty. An early adopter of Western-style medicine, he was the court physician for much of his life, and was known as the "Doctor Prince." Early life and family Wongsa Dhiraj Snid was born in 1808, the 49th son of King Rama II of Siam, and given the title of ''Phra Ong Chao Nawama''.Harper, Tim, Amrith, Sunil G"Histories of Health in Southeast Asia"pp. 23-26 His maternal grandparents were both traditional medical practitioners who served as court physicians during his father's reign. He was the half-brother of both Prince Thap, the future King Rama III, some twenty years his senior, and Prince Mongkut, the future King Rama IV.Steensma, David P., Viprakasit, Vip, Kyle, Robert A., and Shampo, Marc A"Prince Wongsa Dhiraj Snid-Thai Physician and Diplomat"Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov; 87(11): e93. Following Thai tradition, Wongsa Dhiraj Snid spent much o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piam
Princess Piyamavadi Sri Bajarindra Mata ( th, สมเด็จพระปิยมาวดี ศรีพัชรินทรมาตา; ) or Chao Khun Chom Manda Piam ( th, เจ้าคุณจอมมารดาเปี่ยม) née Piam Sucharitakul ( th, เปี่ยม สุจริตกุล; ) was one of the royal wives of King Mongkut. All three of her daughters became queens. Her father was the original caretaker of King Mongkut while he ordained, and he passed in the first year of the reign of King Mongkut. Thus H.M. the King patronized his family, bestowed the title Thao (Dame) to his wife, gave her the duties, and sponsored his children. When her grandson, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh (Rama VI) acceded to the throne to be King Vajiravudh, he promoted her as ''Princess Piyamavadi Sri Bajarindra Mata'' (''meaning'': Piam, Princess Mother of Queen Sri Bajarindra). She had six children with King Mongkut: #Prince Unakan Ananta Norajaya #Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debsirindra
Queen Debsirindra of Siam ( th, เทพศิรินทรา, , ), formerly Queen Ramphoei Phamaraphirom ( th, รำเพยภมราภิรมย์), born Princess Ramphoei Siriwong ( th, รำเพย ศิริวงศ์; 17 July 1834 – 9 September 1862), was the second consort of King Mongkut, and mother of King Chulalongkorn. Biography Princess Ramphoei was born in 1834 to Siriwong, Prince Mattayaphithak (son of Rama III and Concubine Sap) and Lady Noi (Mom Noi). She was of Mon descent. When her father died at only 27 years, her grandfather—the king—took her and her sister Phannarai to the Grand Palace and they were said to be his favourite grandchildren. In 1853, Ramphoei married her great-uncle Mongkut (who was 30 years her senior) and was raised to a ''Phra Ong Chao'' (a higher rank of princess). In the same year she gave birth to Prince Chulalongkorn. She later became Queen Ramphoei. She had 4 children with King Mongkut. # Prince Chulalongkorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongkut
Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibodi Sri Sinthara Mahamakut Phra Mongkut Phra Siam Deva Mahamakut Wittaya Maharaj'' (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหามงกุฎ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว พระสยามเทวมหามกุฏวิทยมหาราช). Outside Thailand, Mongkut is best known as the king in the 1951 musical and 1956 film ''The King and I'', based on the 1946 film '' Anna and the King of Siam''in turn based on a 1944 novel by an American author about Anna Leonowens' years at his court, from 1862 to 1867, drawn from Leonowens’ memoir. Siam first felt the pressure of Western expansionism during Mongku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devavongse
Devan Udayawongse, the Prince Devawongse Varoprakar ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าเทวัญอุไทยวงศ์ กรมพระยาเทวะวงศ์วโรปการ; 27 November 1858 – 28 June 1923) was a Siamese prince and diplomat during the reigns of Rama V and Rama VI. Born as son of King Mongkut and Princess Consort Piam with the given name Prince Devan Udayawongse (เทวัญอุไทยวงศ์; ), he had the same parents as the three queens of King Chulalongkorn, Queen Sunandha Kumariratana, Queen Savang Vadhana and Queen Saovabha Bhongsi. Prince Devawongse Varoprakar was the 42nd child of King Mongkut's 82 children. He is the founder of the House of Devakula (ราชสกุลเทวกุล) and was also known for naming the solar calendar months after the zodiac signs. Life Prince Devavongse Varoprakar was born in Bangkok's Grand Palac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พระพุทธเจ้าหลวง, the Royal Buddha). Chulalongkorn's reign was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial concessions to the British and French. As Siam was surrounded by European colonies, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, ensured the independence of Siam. All his reforms were dedicated to ensuring Siam's independence given the increasing encroachment of Western powers, so that Chulalongkorn earned the epithet ''Phra Piya Maharat'' (พระปิยมหาราช, the Great Beloved King). Early life King Chulalongkorn was born on 20 September 1853 to King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra and given the name Chulalongkorn. In 1861, he was designated ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitiyakara Voralaksana
Kitiyakara Voralaksana, 1st Prince of Chanthaburi ( th, กิติยากรวรลักษณ์; ; 8 June 1874 – 27 May 1931) was a Prince of Siam, a member of the Siamese Royal Family (later Thailand). He originated the House of Kitiyakara (). His descendants use this royal surname. He is the paternal grandfather of Queen Sirikit, consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX of Thailand). Through Sirikit he is also the maternal great-grandfather of King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), who has been King of Thailand since 2016. Biography Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana was born at Grand Palace, Bangkok. He was the 12th child of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V of Siam, and Chao Chom Manda Uam (). His maternal grandfather was a prominent Thai Chinese businessman who initiated the creation of the Khlong Phasi Charoen. He attended primary school at Suankularb Wittayalai School, Bangkok. In 1885, he went to the United Kingdom, to study Oriental Studies, Pali and Sanskrit at Ballio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
