

King Prajadhipok (Rama
VII, Thai: พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua)
(November 8, 1893 - May 30, 1941) was the
seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute
monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.
Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest, and probably the most
controversial, in the history of the Chakri Dynasty. On the one
hand, the short history of this reign is the story of the
movement of great historical forces—of political aspirations,
public opinion, social and political mobilisation, and economic
modernisation—while, on the other hand, it is very much the
story of individuals and personalities and their effect upon
historical events.

|