death_date regent birth_date reign father house death_place image_size title coronation spouse image predecessor succession birth_place issue successor mother religion monarch|name article_title
23 october 1910 '' bongsri -lrb- 1897 -rrb- vajiravudh -lrb- 1907 -rrb- '' bovorn si vichaichan -lrb- 1868 -- 1885 -rrb- suriyawongse -lrb- 1868 -- 1873 -rrb- saovabha 20 september 1853 1 october 1868 -- 23 october 1910 mongkut chakri dynasty amphorn sathan royal mansion dusit palace , bangkok 200px king rama v 11 1873 -lrb- 2nd time -rrb- november 1868 -lrb- 1st time -rrb- 16 november sunandha other consorts and concubines -lrb- 116 in total -rrb- kumariratana sukumalmarsri savang vadhana saovabha bongsri and 32 king chulalongkorn of siam.jpg mongkut -lrb- rama iv -rrb- king of siam grand palace , bangkok 33 sons and 44 daughters vajiravudh -lrb- rama vi -rrb- debsirindra buddhism chulalongkorn the great พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว chulalongkorn

chulalongkorn

phra bat somdet phra poraminthra maha chulalongkorn phra chunla chom klao chao yu hua -lrb- -rrb- , or rama v -lrb- 20 september 1853 -- 23 october 1910 -rrb- was the fifth monarch of siam under the house of chakri .
he was known to the siamese of his time as `` phra phuttha chao luang '' -lrb- พระพุทธเจ้าหลวง -- the royal buddha -rrb- .
he is considered one of the greatest kings of siam .
his reign was characterized by the modernization of siam , immense government and social reforms , and territorial cessions to the british empire and french indochina .
as siam was threatened by western expansionism , chulalongkorn , through his policies and acts , managed to save siam from being colonized .
all his reforms were dedicated to ensuring siam 's survival in the midst of western colonialism , so that chulalongkorn earned the epithet `` phra piya maharat '' -lrb- พระปิยมหาราช -- the great beloved king -rrb- .
