Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol (Thai: อานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), also known as Rama VIII, was King of Thailand, reigning from 1935 until his assassination in 1946.
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| King Rama VIII | |
 Formal portrait, 1946 | |
| Monarch of Thailand | |
| 2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946 | |
| Predecessor | Prajadhipok |
| Successor | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Regent | Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945) |
| 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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| Thai name | |
| Thai | อานันทมหิดล |
| RTGS | Ananthamahidon |
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 Media
Rama VIII at 14 years old, in Switzerland
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
Thailand/Siam during Rama VIII's reign
Photograph of the King in 1939
King Ananda with his mother Princess Srinagarindra and brother Prince Bhumibol, October 1945
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 of murdering the king Chit Singhaseni, But Patthamasarin, and Chaliao Pathumrot
Cremation of King Ananda Mahidol, 1950
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References
Bibliography
- Chachavalpongpun, Pavin. Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand (2021)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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| Regnal titles | ||
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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 |