5400 x 3362 px | 45,7 x 28,5 cm | 18 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
14 juin 2011
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The kings in the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand are often referred to as Rama followed by Roman ordinal in English translation. The name Rama was adopted from the name of the Hindu god Rama, a reincarnation of Vishnu. The use of the name Rama nth is in line with Thai practice of giving number to the king in the current dynasty. However, the translation was not exact and can give rise to some confusion as to whether this was actually the name adopted by the king on coronation. History In fact, the only king in the dynasty who called himself Rama was Phra Mongkutklao or King Vajiravudh, who was the sixth to reign. His reigning title was Phra Mongkutklao Chaoyuhua; later in his reign, he preferred to style himself as Phra Ram thi Hok (พระรามที่หก lit. Rama VI). It was presumed that he was influenced by the European practice of numbering the rulers with similar names while he studied in England. This quite conveniently coincided with another practice of the Thais. Traditionally, the name of the king is sacred and would not normally be said. Instead people would refer to the king by other words — these days Nai Luang or Phra Chao Yu Hua. When King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke founded the dynasty, he was commonly referred to as Phan Din Ton (แผ่นดินต้น lit. 'The First Kingdom'); and when his son inherited the throne, he was referred to as Phan Din Klang (แผ่นดินกลาง lit. 'the Middle Kingdom'). This then became awkward when Prince Jessadabodindra became the third king, as the obvious referral would then be Phan Din Plai (แผ่นดินปลาย lit. 'the Last Kingdom') — which did not sound very auspicious. King Nangklao decided to give the names Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke and Buddha Loedla Nabhalai, after the names of two Buddha statues, to his two predecessors. See Jessadabodindra, "Naming of the reigns" Later, his half-brother King Mongkut, who succeeded him as king of Siam, posthumously gave the name "Nang Klao" to his predecessor and tried to establish more systematic royal nomenclatu
