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The ''lomphok'' ( th, ลอมพอก, ; literally, "piled up and layered-wrapped head cover") is a ceremonial headgear of Thailand, historically worn by royalty and nobility. It is a tall pointed hat, made of white cloth wrapped around a bamboo frame. The ''lomphok'' is believed to have been adapted from the turbans of Safavid-dynasty Persia during the
Image:Kosan Pan Standing.JPG, Kosa Pan wearing ''lomphok'', 1686
Image:Forbin in Siamese uniform.jpg, Claude de Forbin wearing Ayutthayan mandarin dress with ''lomphok''
Image:Almanach 1687.jpg, Ayutthayan diplomats wearing ''lomphok'' in Versailles, 1686
Image:Siamese embassy 1686 by Jacques Vigouroux Duplessis.jpg, Siamese embassadors wearing ''lomphok'', 1686
File:Royal urn of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the first procession of the royal cremation ceremony.jpg, Funeral officials wearing ''lomphok'' escorting Bhumibol Adulyadej's urn, October 2017
Image:Norodom Ranariddh.jpg, Similar headdress in Cambodia
The ''lomphok'' ( th, ลอมพอก, ; literally, "piled up and layered-wrapped head cover") is a ceremonial headgear of Thailand, historically worn by royalty and nobility. It is a tall pointed hat, made of white cloth wrapped around a bamboo frame. The ''lomphok'' is believed to have been adapted from the turbans of Safavid-dynasty Persia during the Ayutthaya period
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...
, and its use is extensively documented by European writers who came into contact with Siam during the reign of King Narai. In particular, its use by Kosa Pan and the other diplomats of the embassy to the court of Louis XIV in 1686 became a sensation in French society. Today, the ''lomphok'' can be seen worn by officials in the Royal Ploughing Ceremony and royal funeral processions.
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