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                                                                  H.M. King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was born on
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       lfliRYfj::fl~fitHlY)IEJ 1 Ul'n::lJ1YlRllL~h)'Y'/j::<ilIil<ilmJL n~IL 'iilflU-  November 8,  1893, the youngest son  of King  Chula-
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       ~1  i'1lnllilYl  cf.  Lllil::RllLm'r"ii::fti'r"i'1liUYlillJillil'1lUUltl   longkorn (Rama V)  and Queen Saowapha.  In  1906,
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       LR~<il'r"ii::il'1lRaJll'r"iLaJfl1U Yl   ~  'r"iIlft<ilnlEJU   'r"i.ft.  l!lcrrn'ol   he  went  to  England  for  further  studies  at  Eton
       'r"ii::UlaJl~aJ'·.h  RaJLi1<il'r"i'l::L -;i'llilnEJ1L nfl  L -;i'lvhlh::'1l11iun-  College  and  later  at  the  Royal  Military  Academy  at
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       ft mll~'1l~ OJ   1l1EJ~ffJ<ill nY1L~Yl'l Jflm~IJ~1l11!11L YlEJlLIil::   Woolwich.  Upon completing his studies,  he became
       1l11!11fl~nIl1!l'r"iflRaJmimaJ1.h::L 'r"irn 'lJ~ilWlEJil'1l~aJliLL~1  1 UU   an  honourary  commissioned  officer  of  the  British
       'r"i.ft.  l!lcrcr8'l  L~LRi1~luYl'lJfln1!l1  rn  ui::LYlfteJJnIl1!l  Y1   Army in 1913.  On his return to Siam, he served in the
       iYlEJ1Iil~EJfjvru  (Eton  College)  1u,rullnEJaJ  1l1m.fum~L,rl   Royal Siamese Artillery Guard Regiment for six years.

       ftn1!l11 U l1JL1EJU U1EJ1flEJ  L~flJ1~'1l  (The  Royal  Military   Having  married  Her  Serene  Highness  Princess
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       Academy,  Woolwich)  mJR,L ·hm1fln1!l'i'1l1Yl~'iUU    Rambhai  Barni  (nee  Svasti),  he  went  for  additional
       1 mll~,  LLIil::Yli JL~-rlJLL~J~JLUU  ulEJfflEJil1nilWlaJft~ni  LL vlJ   training in France at L'Ecole de Guerre.  Having been
       nfl~Yl~'r"iuneJJnIl1!l ~ffJ~,mfuLRi1llnlil~UmYli~i~Uil'1lm1LUU   certified as an officer of the General Staff, he returned
       U'EJYl~'1uuhqjfl~ 'oJ  U  Yl1~fl.nL 1!InRaJ'lRnU  ~3JflaJL 'ii'~fDJ   to Siam to resume  his  military service.  In  the same
       ·ilL'r"i'r"iiirn (1 u1''1lRnIilR1R~lil,r)  LL~1\iJLR~1l1uYl1~ftn1!l'   year he was named heir to the throne on account of
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       i'1l,miYl~li,rUR~R~l ul iJL1muRu,1imiYl~li  LflTlfllil   the  fact  that  three  of  his  elder  brothers  had  died  in
       l~mLn1 (L'Ecole  de  Guerre)  u1::lYlft~fJLftR  hl.UlillEJU   quick succession.  He was  also  royally  granted  the
       'r"i.ft.  l!lcr'olw  L~iRi1<ilnffummJ-rui,'1lmiYl~'iun ~flaJ,l~   title of  the Prince of Sukhothai.
       m  JL UUHUJ~UminflJ'r"iIilYl~'iunr\ l!l  LLIil::HUJTl~UnT~~Lft1!l   Upon the death of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) on
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       maJYl~'iuul ~qjr\  l!l  r1JU  'r"i.ft.  l!lcr'ol~  \iJYli~fl'iJ'r"i1::-  November 25,  1925, he was beseeched by a council
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       il'1lRtl,U::L uUfl~Tli'1lYl,EJ1Yl   L Ufl~ll,n'r"ii::L '1l1!l,!' L~LR~<il   of  senior  princes  and  high  officials  to  take  up  the
       fh~flilLlIil::iu 'r"ii ::'1luiiIilJr1J  rn  'r"ii::flJfi  J~YliJL~i"U'r"ii::­  crown in accordance with the late King's will and the
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       i''1lYllUL~flU 'r"ii::l nEJiWlEJftL uu maJ~1il1~R 1 'lJl1EJniiaJi,'1l1   law of succession.  He accepted reluctantly, because
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            Lllfl'r"ii::U1YlRaJLil~'r"ii::llJ~/JLnlillL <illfl~~1  i'1lmlilYl  'ol   he felt relatively inexperienced in  the affairs of state.
       LRi1llR1iifllil  hi. 1~U Y1  l!lcf.  'r"iIlft~mEJu  'r"i.ft.  l!lcr'ol~  \i~   His  coronation was held on February 25,  1926.
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       ilfl JYli ~'lJ UTl iflJil'1lRaJUilR U '1lfllll'1l,llaJ'1lLfl nI:l. U Yl'lJflJ'r"ii::-  His accession was at a time of economic stress,
       Ui1l1Jft,ru~1 ~qj  flrn::LRU ,U~  LLIil::'r"ii::i,'1ltrliltlLlil'lJ,itWl-  a condition that beset the world, and also of domestic
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       mill 1 U i"'1lmlil~  'ol  J~"l  ~l;JYliJLi1aJ'r"ii::il'1l~Ill1EJ  ~1EJ   political  ferment.  Nonetheless,  the  young  King  em-
       Yli ~~1l1irn lL ~U 'h  YliJ1'jui::Rumirn ,"flEJl umiU1~li   barked  upon  the  ominous  royal  task  with  a  great
       il'1lmiLl~U~U  'r"ii::i''1l~1rUillil'1l1.nL 1!In '~~';udjfl1"u ~   sense of duty towards the dynasty, the Kingdom and
       l!:lcf.  nll1l1vfui 'r"i.ft. l!lcr'ol~                the people.
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              'r"ii::U1YlRllL i1~'r"ii::um n~lL -;i'lflUtr1Lffi1<il';Ufl1flJ-  During the nine years of his reign, he carried out
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       il'1lW Wri1Ji::EJ::L J~l~Ui::l YlftL YlEJilnmll U1l1J::~U'lJ~U Yl1J   his  royal  duties  thoughtfully, courageously  and  with
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                                                             perseverence.  He purposefully went on tours of the
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       ftn1!l1U1JnlilaJIilflJnl iRYlnYllJ nliLaJflJfl n~JEJ   LLIil ni::U U   provinces so that he could gain first hand knowledge
       'r"ii::flJfinSjl~Yli ~E.Jfly)fl~fl'r"ii::il'l!1l1in<ilfl~U ~';n~l-i 1~  nffu   about  his  people  and  the  conditions  they  faced.  In
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