List of Thai monarchs
| King of Thailand | |
|---|---|
| พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย | |
 Royal Standard (since 1910) | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) since 13 October 2016 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir presumptive | Dipangkorn Rasmijoti |
| First monarch | Si Inthrathit |
| Formation | 1238 |
| Residence |
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| Website | royaloffice.th |
The succession of Thai monarchs began with Si Inthrathit at the establishment of the first Thai kingdom in 1238. With brief interruptions, 55 monarchs have ruled over four successive kingdoms, the current monarch being Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of the Chakri dynasty.
Titles and naming conventions
[edit]In the Sukhothai Kingdom, the monarch used the title Pho Khun (Thai: พ่อขุน), and monarchs who reigned over the period of decline after Ram Khamhaeng the Great used the title Phraya (Thai: พญา).
In the Ayutthaya Kingdom and afterward, thanandon, the system of Thai royal titles, determines the style of the monarch's full regnal name (which includes the title), consisting of two interconnected parts:
- The first part is the title Phra Bat Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว, 'His Majesty the King'). The title is split by the regnal name, written between Phra and Chao. If the monarch was not formally crowned, Phra Bat is omitted. If the monarch ruled as a tributary or was usurped, Somdet may be omitted.
- Sometimes, Chao Yu Hua is fully omitted. Other times, only Yu Hua is omitted, in which case Chao follows the remaining components of the title and precedes the regnal name.
- The second part is the regnal name, of which only a portion may be used to commonly refer to the monarch. It may differ from their birth name, their name as uparaja (viceroy), or their posthumous name and/or historical style. This list refers to monarchs by the names most often used by traditional historians.[1]
Western nations referred to the monarch as the "King of Siam" (Latin: Rex Siamensium), regardless of Thai titles, since the initiation of relations in the 16th century. Mongkut (Rama IV) was the first monarch to adopt the title when the name Siam was first used in an international treaty.[2] When the kingdom's name was changed to Thailand, the monarch's Western title changed accordingly.[3]
Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1438)
[edit]Tai peoples migrated into mainland Southeast Asia in the 8th–10th centuries.[4] In the years after, Northern Thai groups established mueang that evolved into larger states, such as Ngoenyang.[5][6] However, it was not until the decline of the Khmer Empire in the 13th century that a Central Thai kingdom politically and culturally related to modern Thailand was first founded.
Phra Ruang dynasty (1238–1438)
[edit]The Phra Ruang dynasty was the only royal lineage that ruled over the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first Central Thai state. Established by Si Inthrathit in 1238, who declared independence from the Khmer Empire, the dynasty laid the foundations for Thai society.[7] Under Ram Khamhaeng the Great, the initial Thai script was invented and Therāvada Buddhism was established as the state religion.[8]: 197 [9]: 25
The dynasty is named after the Traiphum Phra Ruang, a Buddhist cosmology book written by Maha Thammaracha I. During his reign, the kingdom was invaded by Ayutthaya, a neighboring Thai state, becoming a tributary during the reign of Maha Thammaracha II.[8]: 222
In the Sukhothai Kingdom, the monarch ruled from the city of Sukhothai, while the heir presumptive would occasionally be named uparaja, or viceroy, and ruled in Si Satchanalai. In 1438, Ayutthaya annexed Sukhothai at the death of Maha Thammaracha IV when Borommarachathirat II of Ayutthaya named his son Prince Ramesuan uparaja. In Ayutthaya, the tradition would evolve into the Front Palace system.[10]
| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Reign | Succession | Life details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kamonteng Ansi Inthrabodinthrathit กมรเตงอัญศรีอินทรบดินทราทิตย์ | Pho Khun Si Inthrathit พ่อขุนศรีอินทราทิตย์ or Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao พ่อขุนบางกลางหาว | 1238 – 1270 (32 years) | First King of Sukhothai | 1188 – 1270 (aged 82) Ruled locally in the Khmer Empire as Bang Klang Hao. His rebellion led to the establishment of Sukhothai, the first Central Thai kingdom[7] |
| 2 |  | Pho Khun Ban Mueang พ่อขุนบานเมือง | 1270 – 1279 (9 years) | Son of Si Inthrathit | c. 1237 – 1279 (aged approx. 42) Namesake for birth name of Maha Thammaracha IV[11] | |
| 3 |  | Phrabat Kamonteng Ansi Rammarat พระบาทกมรเตงอัญศรีรามราช | Pho Khun Ram Khamhaeng the Great พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช | 1279 – 1298 (19 years) | Younger brother of Ban Mueang; named uparaja | c. 1237/1247 – 1298 (aged approx. 51/61) Oversaw the height of Sukhothai prosperity, the development of the Thai script, and the propagation of Theravada Buddhism within Sukhothai[8] |
| 4 |  | Phraya Loe Thai พระยาเลอไทย | 1298 – 1323 (25 years) | Son of Ram Khamhaeng | c. 1262 – 1323 (aged approx. 61) Brother of Burmese queen consort May Hnin Thwe-Da.[12] His reign saw the decline of Sukhothai, as regions conquered by Ram Khamhaeng broke away | |
| 5 | | Phraya Ngua Nam Thum พระยางั่วนำถุม | 1323 – 1347 (24 years) | Son of Ban Mueang and first cousin of Loe Thai | c. 1266 – 1347 (aged approx. 81) Brother of Burmese queen consort May Hnin Htapi.[13] Origin of his name is disputed[14] | |
| 6 |  | Phra Maha Thammaracha I พระมหาธรรมราชาที่ ๑ | Phraya Li Thai พระยาลิไทย | 1347 – 1368 (21 years) | Son of Loe Thai and first cousin once removed of Ngua Nam Thum; named uparaja as Li Thai in 1340/41[11] | c. 1300 – 1368 (aged approx. 68) Known for his devotion to Buddhist philosophy and writing.[9] During his reign, Ayutthaya began invasions into Sukhothai[8] |
| 1378: Sukhothai became a tributary state of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. | ||||||
| 7 | | Phra Maha Thammaracha II พระมหาธรรมราชาที่ ๒ | Phraya Lue Thai พระยาลือไทย | 1368 – c. 1400 (approx. 32 years) | Son of Maha Thammaracha I | c. 1358 – 1400 (aged approx. 42) Born Lue Thai. Under his rule, the dynasty continued under tributary status[8] |
| 8 | | Phra Maha Thammaracha III พระมหาธรรมราชาที่ ๓ | Phraya Sai Lue Thai พระยาไสลือไทย | c. 1400 – 1419 (approx. 19 years) | Son of Maha Thammaracha II | c. 1380 – 1419 (aged approx. 39) Born Sai Lue Thai |
| 9 | | Phra Maha Thammaracha IV พระมหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔ | Phraya Borommapan พระยาบรมปาล | 1419 – 1438 (19 years) | Son of Maha Thammaracha III | c. 1401 – 1438 (aged approx. 37) Born Borommapan. Won the throne against his brother after the intervention of Intharacha of Ayutthaya.[15] Upon his death, Borommarachathirat II of Ayutthaya installed his son as uparaja, ending Phra Ruang succession[10] |
| 1438: Unification with Ayutthaya Kingdom ended Sukhothai autonomy. | ||||||
Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
[edit]The Aytthaya Kingdom was a result of a unification between two states: The Kingdom of Suphannaphum (Suphanburi) and The Kingdom of Lavo. Though the Kingdom of Lavo was originally a Mon kingdom, the migration of the Tai peoples into the Chao Phraya basin replaced the original Mons, consequently becoming the governors of these regions. This resulted in the capital moving from Lavapura (Lopburi) and Suphannaphum (Suphanburi) to Ayodhya (Old Ayutthaya), a new capital.[16] Later on, the Kingdom of Nakhon si Thammarat came under the influence of Ayutthaya after seceding from Sukhothai, and Sukhothai losing influence and coming under Ayutthaya.
This conflict would last long into the history of Ayutthaya Kingdom where families from the four major regional kingdoms vie over the throne of the kingdom. These kingdoms are: Kingdom of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Kingdom of Sukhothai, Kingdom of Lavo, and Kingdom of Suphannaphum. The Kingdom of Sukhothai was integrated into the Kingdom of Ayutthaya along with its noble famlies.[17]
Pre-Ayutthaya era (Ayodhya period)
[edit]| Ayodhya Governor Seat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regnal name | Reign from | Reign until | Notes |
| Phra Narai พระนารายณ์ | 1082 | 1087 | Both ruler of the Ayodhya seat and the Kingdom of Lavo |
| Vacancy of the governor seat; the line split into the Ayodhya seat and the Lavapura seat (the Kingdom of Lavo) | |||
| Phra Chao Luang พระเจ้าหลวง | 1089 | 1111 | |
| Sai Nam Peung สายน้ำผึ้ง | 1165 | 1205 | |
| Phra Chao Thammikaraja พระเจ้าธรรมิกราชา | 1205 | 1253 | |
| Phra Chao Uthong พระเจ้าอู่ทอง | 1253 | 1289 | |
| Phra Chao Chaisen พระเจ้าชัยเสน | 1289 | 1301 | |
| Phra Chao Suwanracha พระเจ้าสุวรรณราชา | 1301 | 1310 | |
| Phra Chao Thammaracha พระเจ้าธรรมราชา | 1310 | 1344 | |
| Phra Boromracha พระบรมราชา | 1344 | 1351 | |
| Phra Chao Uthong พระเจ้าอู่ทอง | 1344 | 1351 | After King Phraek Si Racha of the Lavapura seat passed, the throne passed through his daughter Son Sai, onto her son, the governor of Ayodhya: Phra Chao Uthong [18] |
| Merger with Ayutthaya after Ramathibodi I, the Lord Uthong, inherited the Kingdom of Lavo | |||
1st Uthong dynasty (1351–1370)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Somdet Phra Ramathibodi I สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๑ | Phra Chao Uthong พระเจ้าอู่ทอง | 3 April 1314 | 4 March 1351[19] | 1369 (18 years) (63 years old) | • First King of Ayutthaya | |
| 2 |  | Somdet Phra Ramesuan สมเด็จพระราเมศวร | 1339 | 1369 | 1370 (less than one year) (abdicated) | 1395 (56 years old) | • Son of Uthong | |
1st Suphannaphum dynasty (1370–1388)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | Somdet Phra Borommarachathirat I สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ ๑ | Khun Luang Pha Ngua ขุนหลวงพะงั่ว | 1310 | 1370 | 1388 (18 years) (78 years old) | • Husband of Uthong's older sister • Usurper • Former Lord of Suphanburi | |
| 4 | | Somdet Phra Chao Thong Lan สมเด็จพระเจ้าทองลัน | 1374 | 1388 (7 days) (14 years old) | • Son of Borommarachathirat I | |||
2nd Uthong dynasty (1388–1409)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) | | Somdet Phra Ramesuan สมเด็จพระราเมศวร | 1339 | 1388 | 1395 (7 years) (56 years old) | • Former King reclaiming the throne • Son of Uthong | ||
| 5 | | Somdet Phra Ramrachathirat สมเด็จพระรามราชาธิราช | Somdet Phraya Ram Chao สมเด็จพญารามเจ้า | 1356 | 1395 | 1409 (14 years) (usurped) | ? | • Son of Ramesuan |
2nd Suphannaphum dynasty (1409–1569)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | | Somdet Phra Intharachathirat สมเด็จพระนครินทราธิราช | Chao Nakhon In เจ้านครอินทร์ | 1359 | 1409 | 1424 (15 years) (65 years old) | • Nephew of Borommarachathirat I • Former Lord of Suphanburi, offered crown | ||
| 7 | | Somdet Phra Borommarachathirat II สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ ๒ | Chao Sam Phraya เจ้าสามพระยา | 1386 | 1424 | 1448 (24 years) (62 years old) | • Son of Intharachathirat | ||
| 8 | | Somdet Phra Borommatrailokkanat สมเด็จพระบรมไตรโลกนาถ | Phra Ramesuan (II) พระราเมศวร (ที่๒) | 1431 | 1448 | 1488 (40 years) (57 years old) | • Son of Borommarachathirat II | ||
| Administrative reform Chatusadom, 1454 | |||||||||
| 9 | | Somdet Phra Borommarachathirat III สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ ๓ | Phra Borommaracha พระบรมราชา | 1462 | 1488 | 1491 (3 years) (29 years old) | • Son of Borommatrailokkanat | ||
| 10 | | Somdet Phra Ramathibodi II สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๒ | Phra Chettha พระเชษฐา | 1473 | 1491 | 10 October 1529 (38 years) (56 years old) | • Younger brother of Borommarachathirat III • Son of Borommatrailokkanat | ||
| 11 | | Somdet Phra Borommarachathirat IV สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ ๔ | Phra Athittayawong พระอาทิตยวงศ์ | 1488 | 10 October 1529 | 1533 (4 years) (45 years old) | • Son of Ramathibodi II | ||
| 12 | | Somdet Phra Ratsadathirat สมเด็จพระรัษฎาธิราช | 1529 | 1533 (5 months) (4 years old) | • Son of Borommarachathirat IV • Child King, reign under regency | ||||
| 13 | | Somdet Phra Chairachathirat สมเด็จพระไชยราชาธิราช | 1499 | 1533 | 1546 (13 years) (47 years old) | • Uncle of Ratsadathirat • Younger brother of Borommarachathirat IV • Son of Ramathibodi II • Usurper | |||
| 14 | | Somdet Phra Yotfa สมเด็จพระยอดฟ้า | 1535 | 1546 | 1548 (2 years) | 10 June 1548 (13 years old) | • Son of Chairachathirat | ||
| — | | Khun Worawongsathirat ขุนวรวงศาธิราช | Bunsi บุญศรี | 1503 | before 10 June 1548 | 11 November 1548 – 5 January 1549 (154 days) (45 years old) | • Usurper monarch, not accepted by some historians | ||
| 15 | | Somdet Phra Maha Chakkraphat สมเด็จพระมหาจักรพรรดิ | Phra Chao Chang Pheuak พระเจ้าช้างเผือก or Phra Thianracha พระเทียรราชา | 1509 | 1548 | 1568 (20 years) (59 years old) | • Son of Ramathibodi II • Younger brother of Borommarachathirat IV and Chairachathirat • Seized the throne from usurper • Became a Buddhist monk at Pegu (1564–1568) | ||
| 16 | | Somdet Phra Mahinthrathirat สมเด็จพระมหินทราธิราช | 1539 | 1568 | 2 August 1569 (1 year) | c. late 1569 (30 years old) | • Son of Maha Chakkraphat and Queen Suriyothai | ||
| First Fall of Ayutthaya | |||||||||
Sukhothai dynasty (1569–1629)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassal of the First Toungoo Empire (1569–1584) | |||||||||
| 17 | | Somdet Phra Sanphet I สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๑ | Somdet Phra Maha Thammarachathirat สมเด็จพระมหาธรรมราชาธิราช | 1517 | 1569 | c. 30 June 1590 (21 years) (73 years old) | • Former Lord of Phitsanulok • Son-in-law of Maha Chakkraphat and Queen Suriyothai • Installed as vassal of Bayinnaung of Burma, declared independence in 1584 | ||
| Independence from the First Toungoo Empire, 1584 | |||||||||
| 18 |  | Somdet Phra Sanphet II สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๒ | Somdet Phra Naresuan the Great สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช | 1555/56 | 1 July 1590 | 25 April 1605 (15 years) (49 years old) | • Son of Maha Thammarachathirat | ||
| 19 |  | Somdet Phra Sanphet III สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๓ | Somdet Phra Ekathotsarot สมเด็จพระเอกาทศรถ | 1557 | 25 April 1605 | 1610 (5 years) (53 years old) | • Brother of Naresuan • Son of Maha Thammarachathirat | ||
| 20 | | Somdet Phra Sanphet IV สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๔ | Somdet Phra Si Saowaphak สมเด็จพระศรีเสาวภาคย์ | 1585 | 1610 | 1611 (1 year, 2 months) (26 years old) | • Son of Ekathotsarot | ||
| 21 |  | Somdet Phra Borommaracha I สมเด็จพระบรมราชาที่ ๑ | Somdet Phra Songtham สมเด็จพระเจ้าทรงธรรม | 1590 | 1611 | 12 December 1628 (17 years) (38 years old) | • Son of Ekathotsarot, invited to take the throne after leaving the Sangha | ||
| 22 | | Somdet Phra Borommaracha II สมเด็จพระบรมราชาที่ ๒ | Somdet Phra Chetthathirat สมเด็จพระเชษฐาธิราช | c. 1613 | 12 December 1628 | 1628–1629 (1 year) (16 years old) | • Son of Songtham | ||
| 23 | | Somdet Phra Athittayawong สมเด็จพระอาทิตยวงศ์ | 1620 | 1629 (36 days) (usurped) | 1637 (17 years old) | • Younger brother of Chetthathirat II • Son of Songtham | |||
Prasat Thong dynasty (1629–1688)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  | Somdet Phra Chao Sanphet V สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๕ | Somdet Phra Chao Prasat Thong สมเด็จพระเจ้าปราสาททอง | 1599 | 1629[20][21] | August 1655 (26 years) (56 years old) | • Usurper, formerly the Kalahom • Rumored to be a son of Ekathotsarot | ||
| 25 | | Somdet Phra Sanphet VI สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๖ | Somdet Chao Fa Chai สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้าไชย | 1630 | August 1655 | 1656 (1 year) (26 years old) | • Son of Prasat Thong | ||
| 26 | | Somdet Phra Sanphet VII สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๗ | Somdet Phra Si Suthammarachathirat สมเด็จพระศรีสุธรรมราชาธิราช | 1600 | August 1656 | 26 October 1656 (~2 months) (56 years old) | • Usurper, Uncle of Chao Fa Chai • Younger brother of Prasat Thong | ||
| 27 |  | Somdet Phra Ramathibodi III สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๓ | Somdet Phra Narai the Great สมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช | 16 February 1632 | 26 October 1656 | 11 July 1688 (32 years) (56 years old) | • Usurper, nephew of Si Suthammaracha • Son of Prasat Thong • Half-brother of Chao Fa Chai • Former Front Palace | ||
| The Siamese revolution of 1688; populist upheaval[22] | |||||||||
Ban Phlu Luang dynasty (1688–1767)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  | Somdet Phra Phetracha สมเด็จพระเพทราชา | Somdet Phra Mahaburut สมเด็จพระมหาบุรุษ | 1632 | 11 July 1688 | 5 February 1703 (14 years) (71 years old) | • Former commander of the Royal Elephant Corps • Son-in-law of Narai | ||
| 29 |  | Somdet Phra Sanphet VIII สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๘ | Somdet Phra Suriyenthrathibodi สมเด็จพระเจ้าสุริเยนทราธิบดี or Phra Chao Seua พระเจ้าเสือ | 1661 | 5 February 1703 | 9 February 1709 (7 years) (48 years old) | • Adoptive son of Phetracha • Son of Narai and Chiang Mai's Princess that was given to be Phetracha's wife later. | ||
| 30 |  | Somdet Phra Sanphet IX สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๙ | Phra Chao Thai Sa พระเจ้าท้ายสระ | 1679 | 9 February 1709 | 13 January 1733 (23 years) (54 years old) | • Son of Suriyenthrathibodi | ||
| 31 |  | Somdet Phra Maha Thammarachathirat II สมเด็จพระมหาธรรมราชาธิราชที่ ๒ | Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua Borommakot สมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวบรมโกศ | c. 1681[23] | 13 January 1733 | 26 April 1758 (26 years) (77 years old) | • Brother of Thai Sa • Son of Suriyenthrathibodi • Former Front Palace | ||
| 32 |  | Somdet Phra Maha Thammarachathirat III สมเด็จพระมหาธรรมราชาธิราชที่ ๓ | Somdet Phra Chao Uthumphon สมเด็จพระเจ้าอุทุมพร | 1733 | 1 May 1758 | 1758 (3 months) | 1796 (~63 years old) | • Son of Borommakot • Former Front Palace | |
| 33 |  | Somdet Phra Borommaracha III สมเด็จพระบรมราชาที่ ๓ | Somdet Phra Thinang Suriyat Amarin สมเด็จพระที่นั่งสุริยาศน์อมรินทร์ or Somdet Phra Chao Ekkathat สมเด็จพระเจ้าเอกทัศ | 1718 | 1758 | 7 April 1767 (9 years) | 17 April 1767 (49 years old) | • Usurper, brother of Uthumphon • Son of Borommakot | |
| Second Fall of Ayutthaya | |||||||||
Thonburi Kingdom (1767–1782)
[edit]Thonburi dynasty (1767–1782)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth | Reign from | Reign until | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Somdet Phra Sanphet X สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ ๑๐ or Somdet Phra Borommaracha IV สมเด็จพระบรมราชาที่ ๔ | Somdet Phra Chao Taksin the Great สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช | 17 April 1734 | 28 December 1767 | 1 April 1782 (14 years) (deposed) [24][25][a] | 7 April 1782 (47 years old) (executed)[b] | • Son of Yong Saetae a Teochew Chinese family named "Tea" (鄭) or "Zheng" in Mandarin Chinese and Thephamat • Only King of Thonburi |
| The coup seized power as the Rattanakosin Kingdom[27] | ||||||||
Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–present)
[edit]Chakri dynasty (1782–present)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Regnal name | Personal name | Birth (Parents) | Accession (Coronation) | Reign until | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Somdet Phra Ramathibodi IV สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๔ (name originally taken) or Rama I รัชกาลที่ ๑/พระรามที่ ๑ (retroactively given) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Paramoruracha Maha Chakri Boromanat Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรโมรุราชามหาจักรีบรมนารถ พระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลกมหาราช (posthumously by Rama III) or Somdet Chao Phraya Maha Kasatseuk สมเด็จเจ้าพระยามหากษัตริย์ศึก | 20 March 1737 4th child (2nd son) of Thongdi (Mon nobleman) and Daoreung | 6 April 1782 (1st: 10 June 1782, 2nd: 17 June 1785) | 7 September 1809 (27 years, 154 days) (72 years old) | • Father-in-law of Taksin • His father was a great-grandson of Kosa Pan, his mother the daughter of a Hokkien Chinese millionaire family. • Claimed to be a descendant of the Sukhothai dynasty | |
| 2 |  | Rama II รัชกาลที่ ๒/พระรามที่ ๒ (retroactively given) (never had a regnal name) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Boromratchapongchet Mahetsawarasunthon Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai พระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมราชพงษเชษฐมเหศวรสุนทร พระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย (posthumously by Rama III) | 24 February 1767 4th child (2nd son) of Rama I and Queen Amarindra | 7 September 1809 (17 September 1809) | 21 July 1824 (14 years, 317 days) (57 years old) | • Son of Rama I | |
| 3 |  | Rama III รัชกาลที่ ๓/พระรามที่ ๓ (retroactively given) (never had a regnal name) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Paramathiworaset Maha Chetsadabodin Phra Nangklao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมาธิวรเสรฐมหาเจษฎาบดินทรฯ พระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว (posthumously by Rama IV) or Phra Maha Chettha Chao พระมหาเจษฎาราชเจ้า | 31 March 1788 3rd child (2nd son) of Rama II and 1st child of Consort Sri Sulalai | 21 July 1824 (1 August 1824) | 2 April 1851 (26 years, 255 days) (63 years old) | • Son of Rama II • His mother was a great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Sultan Sulaiman Shah of Singora. | |
| 4 |  | Rama IV รัชกาลที่ ๔/พระรามที่ ๔ (retroactively given) (never had a regnal name) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Ramathibodhi Srisindra Maha Mongkut Phra Chomklao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหามงกุฎ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว or Phra Sayam Thewa Maha Makut Witthaya the Great พระสยามเทวมหามกุฏวิทยมหาราช | 18 October 1804 44th child (22nd son) of Rama II and 2nd son of Queen Sri Suriyendra | 2 April 1851 (15 May 1851) | 1 October 1868 (17 years, 182 days) (63 years old) | • Half-brother of Rama III • Son of Rama II | |
| The feudal system was changed to absolute monarchy in 1892 | ||||||||
| 5 |  | Rama V รัชกาลที่ ๕/พระรามที่ ๕ (retroactively given) (never had a regnal name) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chulachomklao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ฯ พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว or Phra Piya the Great พระปิยมหาราช (His full name is 979 characters long) | 20 September 1853 9th child (5th son) of Rama IV and 1st child of Queen Debsirindra | 1 October 1868 (1st: 11 November 1868, 2nd: 16 November 1873) | 23 October 1910 (42 years, 22 days) (57 years old) | • Son of Rama IV • Under regency of Sri Suriwongse (1868–1873) | |
| 6 |  | Rama VI รัชกาลที่ ๖/พระรามที่ ๖ (new regnal name) | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาวชิราวุธ พระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว or Phra Maha Thirarat Chao พระมหาธีรราชเจ้า | 1 January 1881 28th child (11th son) of Rama V and 2nd child of Queen Saovabha Phongsri | 23 October 1910 (1st: 11 November 1910, 2nd: 28 November 1911) | 26 November 1925 (15 years, 34 days) (44 years old) | • Son of Rama V | |
| 7 |  | Rama VII รัชกาลที่ ๗/พระรามที่ ๗ | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาประชาธิปก พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว | 8 November 1893 27th child (31st son) of Rama V and 9th child of Queen Saovabha Phongsri | 26 November 1925 (25 February 1926) | 2 March 1935 (9 years, 96 days) (abdicated) | 30 May 1941 (47 years old) | • Younger brother of Rama VI • Son of Rama V |
| The Siamese revolution of 1932 ended absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| 8 |  | Rama VIII รัชกาลที่ ๘/พระรามที่ ๘ | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Atthamaramathibodin พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร | 20 September 1925 2nd child (1st son) of Mahidol Adulyadej and Princess Srinagarindra | 2 March 1935 (11 August 1946; posthumous)[28] | 9 June 1946 (11 years, 99 days) (20 years old) | • Grandson of Rama V • Nephew of Rama VII • Under regency from 1935 to 1946 | |
| 9 |  | Rama IX รัชกาลที่ ๙/พระรามที่ ๙ | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great Mahitalathibet Ramathibodi Chakri Naribodin Sayamintharathirat Boromanatbophit พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช มหาราช มหิตลาธิเบศรรามาธิบดี จักรีนฤบดินทร สยามินทราธิราช บรมนาถบพิตร or Phra Phatthara the Great พระภัทรมหาราช | 5 December 1927 3rd child (2nd son) of Mahidol Adulyadej and Princess Srinagarindra | 9 June 1946 (5 May 1950) | 13 October 2016 (70 years, 126 days) (88 years old) | • Younger brother of Rama VIII • Grandson of Rama V • Under regency from 1946 to 1949 | |
| 10 |  | Rama X รัชกาลที่ ๑๐/พระรามที่ ๑๐ | Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Mahathibodi Sisintharamaha Vajiralongkorn Phra Wachiraklao Chao Yu Hua พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหาวชิราลงกรณ พระวชิรเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว | 28 July 1952 2nd child (only son) of Rama IX and Queen Sirikit | 13 October 2016 (4 May 2019)[29] | Incumbent (7 years, 298 days) (72 years old) | • Son of Rama IX | |
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