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Chulalongkorn

1853 - 1910

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Chulalongkorn (Thai: จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V from 1 October 1868 to his death in 23 October 1910. Chulalongkorn was born as the son of King Mongkut in 1853. In 1868, he travelled with his father and Westerners invited by Mongkut to observe the solar eclipse of 18 August 1868 in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chulalongkorn has received more than 1,906,279 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Chulalongkorn is the 1,093rd most popular politician (up from 1,547th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Thailand and the 2nd most popular Thai Politician.

King Chulalongkorn is most famous for the reforms he made to the Thai government. He was the first monarch of the House of Chakri, and was known as Rama V.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chulalongkorns by language

Over the past year Chulalongkorn has had the most page views in the with 642,580 views, followed by English (247,053), and Chinese (41,651). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (115.73%), Vietnamese (100.33%), and Korean (90.67%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chulalongkorn ranks 1,093 out of 19,576. Before him are Scorpion II, Robert I of France, Patrice de MacMahon, Alexander of Greece, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, and Eric XIV of Sweden. After him are Levi Eshkol, Túpac Amaru, Yazdegerd III, Amalric of Jerusalem, Zachary Taylor, and 5th Dalai Lama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Chulalongkorn ranks 8. Before him are Cecil Rhodes, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Ostwald, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, and Carl Larsson. After him are Albrecht Kossel, Aleksei Brusilov, José Martí, Vladimir Solovyov, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, and Ferdinand Hodler. Among people deceased in 1910, Chulalongkorn ranks 11. Before him are Robert Koch, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, William James, Henri Rousseau, Edward VII, and Nadar. After him are O. Henry, Mily Balakirev, Marius Petipa, Johann Gottfried Galle, Luigi Lucheni, and Léon Walras.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Chulalongkorn ranks 2 out of 186. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952). After him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Taksin (1734), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Rama III (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Chulalongkorn ranks 2. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952). After him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Taksin (1734), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Rama III (1788).

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