Mongkut

Mongkut (Thai: มงกุฏ; 18 October 1804 – 1 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai is Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibodi Sri Sinthara Mahamakut Phra Mongkut Phra Siam Deva Mahamakut Wittaya Maharaj (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหามงกุฎ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว พระสยามเทวมหามกุฏวิทยมหาราช).

Mongkut Media

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  King Mongkut wearing the royal regalia

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  A photo of King Mongkut circa 1865 King Mongkut of Siam, Bangkok (European Dress), 1865 - 1866. Modern albumen print from wet-collodion negative, by John Thomson. Colorized.

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  Arrival of King Mongkut at Wat Pho, photographed by John Thomson, 1865

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  King Mongkut in western dress at the Grand Palace, as photographed by John Thomson

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  Chuang Bunnag served as King Mongkut's chief minister for all of his reign, and later served as regent for his son Chulalongkorn.

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  The Thai language version of the 'Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the Kingdom of Siam and the British Empire' dated 18 April 1855. Also known as the Bowring Treaty

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  Anna Leonowens was born in 1831, she worked for King Mongkut from 1862 to 1867.

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  King Mongkut and party viewing a solar eclipse, the king seated center in the middle of the pavilion