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Vajiravudh

1880 - 1925

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Vajiravudh (Thai: วชิราวุธ, RTGS: Wachirawut, 1 January 1881 – 26 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vajiravudh has received more than 979,437 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Vajiravudh is the 3,036th most popular politician (down from 2,584th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 8th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Thai Politician.

King Vajiravudh is most famous for his efforts to introduce Western-style education in Thailand. He was the first Thai king to have a Western education, and he was the first Thai king to write a book.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vajiravudh ranks 3,036 out of 15,577Before him are Tomislav Nikolić, Richard of Cornwall, Joseph Wirth, King Xiaowen of Qin, Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. After him are Liutprand of Cremona, Frank B. Kellogg, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Mehmet Shehu, John Rabe, and Norman Angell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Vajiravudh ranks 29Before him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Alexander Blok, Bruno Taut, Michel Fokine, Lionel Logue, and Sarah Knauss. After him are Kuniaki Koiso, Mohammed Alim Khan, Giuseppe Moscati, Paul Ehrenfest, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, and Andrei Bely. Among people deceased in 1925, Vajiravudh ranks 29Before him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Vincenzo Peruggia, Félix Vallotton, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, John Singer Sargent, and Oliver Heaviside. After him are Fritz Haarmann, Léon Bourgeois, Aleksey Kuropatkin, H. Rider Haggard, Eugen Sandow, and Karl Abraham.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Vajiravudh ranks 9 out of 155Before him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), and Taksin (1734). After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), and Rama II of Siam (1767).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Vajiravudh ranks 9Before him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), and Taksin (1734). After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Naresuan (1555).