{"slug": "monarchy-of-thailand", "label": "Monarchy of Thailand", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Thailand", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2663787", "qid": "Q2663787", "description": "constitutional monarchy and monarch of the Kingdom of Thailand", "entries": 19, "years": 17, "span": [1549, 2016], "span_label": ["1549 CE", "2016 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 8}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["King of Siam", "King of Thailand", "Queen of Thailand"], "related": [{"slug": "thailand", "label": "Thailand", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "lyndon-b-johnson", "label": "Lyndon B. 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historically, he is known as \"Taksin the Great\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365587024#October_–December", "title": "1767", "revid": 1365587024, "section": "Events › October –December"}}, {"year": 1782, "year_label": "1782 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – Taksin the Great, King of Siam (Thonburi Kingdom) (b. 1734)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370562345#Deaths", "title": "1782", "revid": 1370562345, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1804, "year_label": "1804 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 18", "text": "October 18 – Mongkut, Rama IV, King of Siam (d. 1868)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369393739#July–December", "title": "1804", "revid": 1369393739, "section": "Births › July–December"}}, {"year": 1809, "year_label": "1809 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 7", "text": "September 7 – Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I), King of Siam, founder of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand (b. 1737)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349276571#July–December", "title": "1809", "revid": 1349276571, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – Mongkut (Rama IV), King of Siam (Thailand) (b. 1804)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363668193#July–December", "title": "1868", "revid": 1363668193, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1910, "year_label": "1910 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 23", "text": "October 23 – Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373495790#October", "title": "1910", "revid": 1373495790, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1910, "year_label": "1910 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 23", "text": "October 23 – King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam (b. 1853)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373495790#October", "title": "1910", "revid": 1373495790, "section": "Deaths › October"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 26", "text": "November 26 – Prajadhipok (Rama VII) is crowned as King of Siam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367485783#November", "title": "1925", "revid": 1367485783, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 26", "text": "November 26 – King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Siam (b. 1880)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367485783#November", "title": "1925", "revid": 1367485783, "section": "Deaths › November"}}, {"year": 1950, "year_label": "1950 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 28", "text": "28 April - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej married Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara in Lausanne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275285293#April", "title": "1950 in Thailand", "revid": 1275285293, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 22", "text": "22 October - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej enter monkhood for 15 days.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275285335#October", "title": "1956 in Thailand", "revid": 1275285335, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 14", "text": "14 June - 14 July - 33 years after his birth in Cambridge, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej made the first of two return visits to the United States. And the rest of the Royal Family heads for a state visit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326934840#June", "title": "1960 in Thailand", "revid": 1326934840, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October", "text": "27-30 October - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej welcomed U.S. President Lyndon Johnson for a State Visit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345750854#October", "title": "1966 in Thailand", "revid": 1345750854, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1967, "year_label": "1967 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June", "text": "6-29- King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit visits the United States for a second time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275285404#June", "title": "1967 in Thailand", "revid": 1275285404, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "28-30 June - King Bhumibol Adulyadej welcomed and met US President Richard Nixon for a visit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320988585#Events", "title": "1969 in Thailand", "revid": 1320988585, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November", "text": "25-26 November - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej welcomes U.S. President Bill Clinton for a State Visit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328109660#November", "title": "1996 in Thailand", "revid": 1328109660, "section": "Event › November"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 1", "text": "December 1 – Following a mourning period of seven weeks after the death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, Vajiralongkorn formally succeeds his late father as the new King of Thailand.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373421880#December", "title": "2016", "revid": 1373421880, "section": "Events › December"}}]}