His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) (
November 8,
1893 -
May 30,
1941) was the seventh king of the
Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of
Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest, and probably the most controversial, in the history of the Chakri Dynasty. On the one hand, the short history of this reign is the story of the movement of great historical forces—of political aspirations, public opinion, social and political mobilisation, and economic modernisation—while, on the other hand, it is very much the story of individuals and personalities and their effect upon historical events.
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