Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin (Thai: พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร), was the eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII. Ananda was born in Heidelburg, Baden, in the Weimar Republic and died on June 9, 1946 at the Boromphiman Throne Hall at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, aged 20. He was believed to have either committed suicide or may have been assassinated.
| Ananda Mahidol | |
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| King Rama VIII | |
 King Ananda Mahidol in 1946 | |
| King of Siam | |
| 2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946 | |
| Predecessor | Prajadhipok (Rama VII) |
| Successor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Regent | Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945) |
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| Born | 20 September 1925 Heidelberg, Baden, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 9 June 1946 (aged 20) Boromphiman Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand |
| House | Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty) |
| Father | Mahidol Adulyadej |
| Mother | Srinagarindra |
| Religion | Buddhism |
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| Ananda Mahidol | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | อานันทมหิดล |
| RTGS | Ananthamahidon |
Ananda Mahidol Media
Thirteen year old King Ananda of Siam (left), and his brother Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej (right), inspect a model train presented to him at Saranrom Park in Bangkok in 1938.
King Ananda Mahidol returned from Switzerland to Thailand, during an official ceremony in January 1946 in Bangkok, with Pridi Banomyong, Srinagarindra, and Prince Bhumibol.
King Ananda Mahidol and Louis Mountbatten on 19 January 1946
The Boromphiman Throne Hall in the Grand Palace. The king's bedroom is on the upper floor.
Three accused to murder the king Chit Singhaseni, But Patthamasarin, and Chaliao Pathumrot
Cremation of King Ananda Mahidol, 1950
Royal Monogram of King Rama VIII
King Ananda Mahidol on a postage stamp
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References
Bibliography
- Chachavalpongpun, Pavin (2021). Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand. Springer Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5288-2.
Other websites
- Bowring, Philip (10 February 2005). "The Revolutionary King". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/1999/12/28/bookmar.t.php.
- Newspaper clippings about Ananda Mahidol in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
Ananda Mahidol Born: 20 September 1925 Died: 9 June 1946
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| Preceded by Prajadhipok |
King of Siam 1935–1939 |
Country name changed to "Thailand" |
| New title Siam became "Thailand"
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King of Thailand 1939–1946 |
Succeeded by Bhumibol Adulyadej |