Thai Kings Family Tree

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  • @UsefulCharts
    @UsefulCharts  Před 3 lety +18

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    • @joshapple6905
      @joshapple6905 Před rokem

      Useful chars, can you do a fammily tree of the Ayuthya dynesty, or any other Thai dynesty, if you would like too; because it will be useful to know previous Thsi monarchs. Thanks.

    • @SatoruXAarth
      @SatoruXAarth Před rokem

      @UsefulCharts Has thailand change its laws?

    • @joshapple6905
      @joshapple6905 Před rokem

      ​​@@SatoruXAarth
      Thailand is a constitutional monarchy; meaning that the King has limited power. Most of it I's heled by the Parliment. It is iligal to criticize the king, or step on a Thai Bhat Mark. Furthermore, it is iligal to defame or make a derogatory remark another the total fammily.

  • @Aviationlord7742
    @Aviationlord7742 Před 5 lety +137

    As a Thai Aussie full credit to you for you pronounciation of thai names. Even though I speak Thai fluently reading the kings names in English is really difficult

    • @zulfazlihalim7170
      @zulfazlihalim7170 Před 3 lety +7

      I have Thailand blood , my father side ,he is from kampung pokok sena alor setar Kedah ,north malaysia...his name is Abdul Halim ..ethnic Thai - yati

    • @oktahafizi1322
      @oktahafizi1322 Před 2 lety +7

      Siam, we read it not like "Sayyum" but "Seeyum".

  • @WaterShowsProd
    @WaterShowsProd Před 5 lety +252

    Pronouncing Thai from Romanised spelling is no easy feat, but one thing to note is that a final L gets pronounced as N, so Mahidol is pronounced “Ma-hee-don”, etc. Incidentally it was Rama VI who came up with the Rama title in order to make it easier for westerners. The name Rama of course referring to the Ramakien, or Ramayana, epic.
    Ayutthaya wasn’t a dynasty, but a kingdom that controlled the other Thai kingdoms. Over the centuries it was ruled by several dynasties. Today it lies about a 2 hours’ drive North of Bangkok, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    • @user-cr3pn7rk2v
      @user-cr3pn7rk2v Před 5 lety +5

      It's not necessarily in correct. Thailand uses Sanskrit names so it's optional to use Sanskrit pronunciation or Thai Sanskrit pronunciation

    • @WaterShowsProd
      @WaterShowsProd Před 5 lety +6

      อติรุจ True, but then it would be pronounced as Mahidola. ไม่เคยได้ยินใครออกเสียงแบบนี้นะครับ

    • @user-cr3pn7rk2v
      @user-cr3pn7rk2v Před 5 lety +1

      @@WaterShowsProd Sanskrit doesn't always have an -a on the end

    • @yuritori2068
      @yuritori2068 Před 5 lety

      Agree

    • @PrinceTYLR
      @PrinceTYLR Před 5 lety +5

      And the “r” is pronounced the British way and not the hard “r” the American English way. I laughed every time he said “corn” for “korn”

  • @ericthegreat7805
    @ericthegreat7805 Před 5 lety +442

    "I'm the king of Thailand. Meet my wife, who is my half sister, and my other wife, who is also my half sister."

    • @itsmekps
      @itsmekps Před 5 lety +78

      It was common in every monarchy from any nation in the past. Most of the Royal families married their cousin or even their sister (Real sister!! like born from the same womb) to keep the blood pure

    • @jeans4484
      @jeans4484 Před 4 lety +26

      The two queens were actually full sister with same mother. There was also another queen, the oldest sister who drowned and died in early twenties, 3 of them were full sisters. The last queen was born from another mother, she descended from Bunnak Clan which at the time the most powerful noble house, even more powerful than Chakri Dynasty itself.

    • @lindsiria
      @lindsiria Před 4 lety +11

      He married 5(!) of his half-sisters

    • @Neednoy2
      @Neednoy2 Před 3 lety +5

      Also in ancient Egypt and many old Hawaiian royal families were married within close family members. It's more common in the past than you think .

    • @3X0SK3L3TON
      @3X0SK3L3TON Před 3 lety +10

      He is Aegon Targaryen

  • @thboy1037
    @thboy1037 Před 5 lety +27

    Before the establishment of Rattanakosin Kingdom with Bangkok as the capital in 1782, the unified Thai Kingdom was ruled by many Kingdoms and Dynasties. There were also many Kingdoms, both of the Thais and and of other ethnic groups, existed on the area which became Thailand today. Some of those Kingdoms existed before the establishment of the first unified Thai Kingdom, Sukhothai Kingdom, but later were annexed into the Thai Kingdom or the neighboring Kingdoms.
    The Kingdoms and Dynasties which ruled the unified Thai Kingdom in the past were:
    1.Sukothai Kingdom (1238 - 1438)
    Phra Ruang Dynasty - 9 Kings
    2.Ayutthaya Kingdom (1350 - 1767)
    Uthong Dynasty - 3 Kings
    Suphannaphum Dynasty - 13 Kings
    (The number is disputed between 13 and 14.)
    Sukhothai Dynasty - 7 Kings
    (This Dynasty descended from Phra Ruang Dynasty.)
    Prasat Thong Dynasty - 4 Kings
    Ban Phlu Luang Dynasty - 6 Kings
    3.Thonburi Kingdom (1767 - 1782)
    Thonburi Dynasty - 1 King.

  • @herpyderpy2869
    @herpyderpy2869 Před 3 lety +147

    10:31
    "If she's still alive by January..."
    My friend, the queen is immortal. Accept that

  • @chuckbass3934
    @chuckbass3934 Před 5 lety +320

    Their names are not Spanish, so Vajiralongkorn should be pronounced as Vachiralongkorn not Vahiralongkorn.

    • @Ashthebadthegood
      @Ashthebadthegood Před 4 lety +5

      LOL

    • @guyparris4871
      @guyparris4871 Před 4 lety +8

      And Buhmipon

    • @ray32825
      @ray32825 Před 4 lety +17

      @@guyparris4871 In Soul Of A Nation a BBC documentary on the Thai royal family, the narrator pronounces the King's name as Phumiphon which is how it was spelt on the cover of Time magazine April 3 1950. Irrespective, he is probably the last Dhamma-Raja, a king who rules generously for the benefit of his people, in line with the Dhamma, and in return is widely loved by the people he rules.

    • @gluttonousmanu2725
      @gluttonousmanu2725 Před 3 lety +1

      Why Thailand's king is also known as Rama X

    • @wiputjat
      @wiputjat Před 3 lety +10

      @@gluttonousmanu2725 Rama is the main divine charactor in Ramayana fron Indian literature. The title Rama is borrowed fron Brahma (ancient hindu) tradition to send message that the kings are reincarnated bodies of Rama and the people should obey him. Much similar to how European kings making people believe they were god-assigned to rule. The X is roman number as the current king is the 10th king of Chakri Dynasty.

  • @ThePORAII
    @ThePORAII Před 5 lety +71

    คุณศึกษามาดีมาก อธิบายได้ดี แม้แต่คนไทยบางคนที่อาจไม่รู้ประวัติศาสตร์ก็สามารถเข้าใจได้จากที่คุณอธิบาย

  • @zForce4
    @zForce4 Před 5 lety +31

    As a random Thai student who never listens (or rarely) in history class but is good at English (Eventhough I spell something wrong in this sentence) This is quite useful. thank you !

    • @ricediary
      @ricediary Před 2 lety

      I got grades 2.5 on Thai lesson

  • @kitfisto999
    @kitfisto999 Před 5 lety +132

    My friend actually used to go to the same school as Prince Dipangkorn, and was in the same class with him.

    • @m.s.1067
      @m.s.1067 Před 4 lety +7

      Then your friend and me went to the same school

    • @hookssiam
      @hookssiam Před 4 lety +16

      @@m.s.1067 Is he actually autistic?

    • @Thankipad2
      @Thankipad2 Před 4 lety +9

      Sam yes

    • @renebaebae0600
      @renebaebae0600 Před 4 lety +1

      In germany?

    • @kitfisto999
      @kitfisto999 Před 4 lety +3

      @@renebaebae0600 Nah back in Bangkok or smth

  • @Lord_Raymund
    @Lord_Raymund Před 4 lety +82

    Rama X is a real royal playboy XD

    • @ghopsaosila5054
      @ghopsaosila5054 Před 3 lety +1

      Grow up and live in the real world , lmao 🤣

    • @AuznNjs
      @AuznNjs Před 3 lety +18

      @@ghopsaosila5054 it is a true fact

    • @ghopsaosila5054
      @ghopsaosila5054 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes I know what is the true.. But "what is the true that you know!?"
      And none of your business to judge , and I'm sure that you are not better than him either, so stop your Big Gop and get on with your life.

    • @Lord_Raymund
      @Lord_Raymund Před 3 lety +15

      How about you go and get on with your life instead, and stop writing comments on a 1 year old post, dum dum.

    • @slimemanroblox9623
      @slimemanroblox9623 Před 3 lety +25

      @@Lord_Raymund she's one of the bilnd royal supporters, you don't have to take what she says serious

  • @danialashraf99
    @danialashraf99 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Would love to see a video about the Malaysian royal family tree with all 9 monarchs and the rotation system of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong!

  • @LordDragon1965
    @LordDragon1965 Před 5 lety +54

    IIRC, Mongkut (sp?) Is the one sent a letter to Abraham Lincoln offering male elephants to help fight the Civil War, which I believe is in the National Archives.

    • @yuritori2068
      @yuritori2068 Před 5 lety +12

      Yes it's TRUE and our Lovely king Rama 9 he also represented a very famous speeches in US Congress that make everyone stand up and look at Thai king as worthy king of the world.
      *we offered your country elephant, yes we did because of friendship. But remember elepnaht can be use in many way therefore it can be use in war or farm industry. I dont remeber the rest what our king Rama 9 said but that speech make all US political in Congress very very impress of our King Rama 9
      He is the best king ever in thai royal history

    • @paassputt4134
      @paassputt4134 Před 4 lety +1

      I love king Rama 9 he do hard work for us (I'm Thai)

    • @lucinae8510
      @lucinae8510 Před 3 lety

      The letter was to send to the President of the United States and took a LONG time to be delivered, Lincoln was simply the one to receive it when it finally arrived.

  • @renerpho
    @renerpho Před 5 lety +35

    At least Thailand has no shortage of possible heirs, unlike countries like Japan where the entire future of the dynasty rests on the shoulders of a single person.

    • @penparnsailarm7094
      @penparnsailarm7094 Před 5 lety +4

      Actually at the moment it is only Dipangkorn

    • @renerpho
      @renerpho Před 5 lety +18

      @@penparnsailarm7094 Yes, and if Dipangkorn died, there would be a next one in the line of succession. And another one. And many more. The family tree has lots of branches.
      Japan's monarchy has exactly one possible heir, all other branches of the family have died out already. If that last heir dies childless, the whole dynasty dies with him.

    • @chickkye7009
      @chickkye7009 Před 3 lety +2

      Thailand republic is the best.

    • @kingken130
      @kingken130 Před 3 lety +6

      @@renerpho it's a bit complicated here. With many branches are still around, they might need to trace back to King Rama V's family tree and see who is the next heir in line if the current line has a problem. The other problem is that most of the eldest relatives to the king are very old

    • @user-qi6tp1te1y
      @user-qi6tp1te1y Před 2 lety

      @@chickkye7009 it is as good as the us Republic and it sucks

  • @max__pain
    @max__pain Před 5 lety +49

    I know the role has not existed for nearly a millenium, but it would be fun to see a list of the (confirmed) High Kings of Ireland.

  • @mlovecraftr
    @mlovecraftr Před 5 lety +70

    So King Rama I was a sort of Tywin Lannister

    • @1111EKA
      @1111EKA Před 4 lety +2

      Yes

    • @potsawatpinchusri8716
      @potsawatpinchusri8716 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂indeed

    • @nuttapolsaehui3577
      @nuttapolsaehui3577 Před 3 lety +7

      Taksin the great was the Chinese decedents, while King Rama I ancestors was the first Diplomat who visited King Louise. So King Rama I got more support from many nobles.
      There were also the rumors, which recorded by the foreigners who lived in Taksin the great period, said that King Taksin was claimed that he had the special power for meditation and he could fly.
      Also he asked the controversial question to the monk that if he could meditate so that he reached the stage of Sodaban. The monk should pay the respect to him.
      So, at the end of his reign, it possibly be that he might have some mental issues and was Coup by King Rama I.

    • @IssuiMatsuII
      @IssuiMatsuII Před 3 lety

      @@lingostarr6635 No, Rama I didn't have the Chinese descendents. Otherwise, he got the Mon descendants.

    • @jonseilim4321
      @jonseilim4321 Před 3 lety +2

      @@IssuiMatsuII ancestry and descendance are different things entirely

  • @richardmiller9883
    @richardmiller9883 Před 10 měsíci +4

    This is ripe for an update. The eldest daughter has suffered a near fatal aneurism and has been in a coma for several months. She had be presumed to act a regent for the heir presumptive who would be unlikely to be able to ever assume the throne (I'll let you look up why, I don't want to go to jail). There seemed to be a brief attempt to rehabilitate the image of one of the younger sons of wife #2, but I haven't seen anything about him on the new for a few months. The king has remarried... (Again, I'll leave the details out.)

  • @raphaeldavin9642
    @raphaeldavin9642 Před rokem +6

    For information, in Thailand, if the princess marry a commoner, she will lose her title and status like in Japan. But since the Thai nobility had been abolished in 1942 (although it was repealed two years later, the noble titles are currently no longer granted to the individuals), I think the Thai government also need to amend the law so the princesses can marry without losing their titles.

  • @asherayeras9200
    @asherayeras9200 Před 3 lety +29

    Okay. This was recommended to me by CZcams, while the Thai monarchy is threatened by civil unrest.

  • @akaichacha
    @akaichacha Před 3 lety +9

    Just an update on the 4th option, the current queen's age is currently 42 so might be hard for her to have children, however, the king also appointed the new royal noble consort. so the 4th option might be from the new consort instead.

    • @CarlWidegrip
      @CarlWidegrip Před rokem

      Imagine just appointing yourself new girlfriends at will😂 not sure how that would go over with my partner..

  • @nyala9824
    @nyala9824 Před 5 lety +58

    Good video. Seeing as Bajrakitiyabha is the eldest and probably the best qualified of Rama X's children (has a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts in International relations, a Master of Law and a Doctor of Juridical Science, holds several titles such as ambassador to Austria), to me she seems the best suited for being heir of Thailand. It just depends on how opposed they are to the prospect of a female monarch.

    • @ayeshikalakmali5925
      @ayeshikalakmali5925 Před 5 lety +2

      @@jandevries1300 how come dipangkorn have riyal blood from mothers side. His mother is a commoner. In oriental perspect he is a half blood prince like his grand father bhumibol. But in a background of absence of any ubhayakula parisuddha (bilaterally pure blooded) princes he is a presumptive heir. But not rightful any way. The rightful heir is obviously juthavachara if not he is an illegitimate son.

    • @jonathanh.4405
      @jonathanh.4405 Před 5 lety

      Female monarch is possible however unlikely

    • @golf_supa
      @golf_supa Před 5 lety +4

      This is not likely to happen because Our Succession is Male-preference primogeniture, Our heir-presumptive is Dipangkorn, his youngest Son born to the Royal consort (พระวรชายา) and if he lives well into his 20s he will be make Crown Prince. While in case of his Second wife She hold the title of Mom (หม่อม) which is a generic title of a Commoner that married into the royal family, but not elevate to the royal rank. Her children hold the title "Mom Rajawongse" (หม่อมราชวงศ์: refer to as "The Honourable") which is one of the title for the descendants of the Royal family, They were striped of their title after the divorce. Except for his daughter, Sirivannavari which her grandfather bestowed her a royal, higher rank.

    • @ixorafy
      @ixorafy Před 4 lety +2

      I agree. She should be the next Queen of Thailand since Thailand never had any Queens Regnant. Her mother is his father's cousin so her lineage is undisputedly royal (ignoring incest). Her mother is also very active to attend engagements at her capacity despite being severely ill. Same goes for the King's sisters Princess Chulabhorn and Princess Sirindhorn.

    • @prospero021
      @prospero021 Před 3 lety +3

      His sister Princess Sirindhorn still holds the title Crown Princess, and the law of succession was changed in 1974 to allow female succession.

  • @rahulchahal5360
    @rahulchahal5360 Před 5 lety +15

    I love it when you connect events and Monarchs over time. You should make them for India (besides Mughal) and other regions as well.

  • @Khatulistiwan
    @Khatulistiwan Před 3 lety +12

    The people who lived in what is now Thailand were not the same as the people who now live there. The descendants of the original peoples are now a minority in political, economic, social and cultural power and forced to become Thai (or rather Tai)

    • @dreamcatcheritsme4712
      @dreamcatcheritsme4712 Před 3 lety

      Finally someone mention this. The King line are not originated from that land. They are conquerer

    • @amerain1729
      @amerain1729 Před rokem

      Yeah most of the Lao people don't live in Laos but in Thailand where they are called Isan people and their language the Isan language, which is considered a dialect of Thai, after the name of the region

  • @Neednoy2
    @Neednoy2 Před 3 lety +4

    Also in ancient Egypt and many old Hawaiian royal families were married within close family members. It's more common in the past than you think .

  • @myde8524
    @myde8524 Před 3 lety +25

    Liked instantly when u said Rama 1 steal the throne from King Taksin.
    Damn his theif bloodline xD

  • @aimanzaidi9478
    @aimanzaidi9478 Před 5 lety +86

    Well Malaysian Monarchy also interesting to study too. Hope you enjoy your day. Nice vid, Thailand and Malaysia have their own history together for a long time

    • @aimanzaidi9478
      @aimanzaidi9478 Před 5 lety +7

      mentioned about the Melakan dynasty just enough

    • @sasaikha7385
      @sasaikha7385 Před 5 lety +1

      @@aimanzaidi9478 I hope he make a Kelantan dynasty too

    • @aimanzaidi9478
      @aimanzaidi9478 Před 5 lety

      @chula former queen hahaha

    • @zackimmortal5456
      @zackimmortal5456 Před 5 lety

      @chula yes,Queen Elizabeth Isn Malaysia Queen Anymore

    • @zackimmortal5456
      @zackimmortal5456 Před 5 lety

      Well,He Should Make Brunei Monarchy Tree.Brunei Has Existed Since Around 1300

  • @Amorphous_Papaya
    @Amorphous_Papaya Před 5 lety +26

    Well, in Thai we have name for the first two king. Rama the First, Phra Phutthayodfah Chulalok. I thought this is quite long and there weren't much western relation at that time, so he might not have official English name. and Rama II has a name called "Phra Phuttaleotlah Napalai". The other reason that I thought is, both name aren't their real name. I think the name had been written to have good meaning rather than using their real name.
    Ps. Rama I real name is Thong Duang

    • @RodMcNeilTV
      @RodMcNeilTV Před 5 lety

      The points made above are all valid, and the pronunciation of L as an N at the end of a name or word especially important ..... but the pronunciation of genealogy is just that, not geneology as I think I heard....important, as that is the name of the subject being outlined.

    • @Nous98
      @Nous98 Před 5 lety +10

      Phra Phutthayodfa Chulalok and Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai is the name of two Buddha statues inside the Royal Chapel of the Emerald Buddha; King Rama III build and dedicated it to the previous kings, so they are called such.
      The full royal ceremonial name of the first three kings are the same.

    • @Amorphous_Papaya
      @Amorphous_Papaya Před 5 lety

      @@Nous98 Thanks for the information

    • @anakthammarattanakorn2517
      @anakthammarattanakorn2517 Před 5 lety

      They are posthumous names.

  • @Just_Ben
    @Just_Ben Před 5 lety +49

    I love monarchy studies and my fav SEA monarch is Thailand and Malaysia's other than the Brunei's. Keep up the remarkable work 👍

    • @amirflorant3672
      @amirflorant3672 Před 5 lety +3

      Fun fact Malaysian has nine King

    • @Desertfox18
      @Desertfox18 Před 2 lety

      @@amirflorant3672 ehhhhh! Whaat? Give me info.

    • @ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786
      @ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@Desertfox18 Quite late but Malaysian states are used to be separate sultanates or kingdoms (there are 9 of them), hence how one nation have 9 separate rulers of 9 from 13 different states (most with the title of Sultan). A king from nine of these rulers elected via Majlis Raja-Raja (some kind of a council of kings) for a term of 5 years to hold the position of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (aka King of Malaysia), the current YDPA (for short term of that position) is the Sultan of Johor which he will ascend the throne on this year 31st January

  • @Rizevim
    @Rizevim Před 4 lety +9

    It is awesome that Monarchies still exist and some are very powerful.

    • @winnamza
      @winnamza Před 3 lety +7

      But this is not good for Thailand...

    • @jospinner1183
      @jospinner1183 Před 2 lety +3

      @@winnamza Definitely not good for Thailand, particularly the new king. He's a nightmare.

    • @panidadamapong9521
      @panidadamapong9521 Před 2 lety

      Thailand never been a colony of the Wests because we have the wise kings. The monarchy enhance stability of the Thai nation. The king founded Siam Kingdom 800 years ago and liberated the nation from occupied of Burmese troop. Without our warrior kings, Siam will be occupied by Burmese troop and became the British colony after Burma was occupied by Britain and was merged with Burma after independent. This why we love our king
      with gratitude.

    • @amerain1729
      @amerain1729 Před rokem

      @@panidadamapong9521 *had

    • @nattapongkaewthanom4591
      @nattapongkaewthanom4591 Před rokem

      ​@@panidadamapong9521No, without Thai conscripted warriors, we won't be here.

  • @juliacsam
    @juliacsam Před 4 lety +21

    I'd love to see the Cambodian kings, it would tie in with the rest of the Indochina area!

  • @Seven71987
    @Seven71987 Před 4 lety +8

    You said that half of Rama V's wives are his half sisters that means some of his kids are inbred because their parents are half siblings

  • @BirdGayan
    @BirdGayan Před 5 lety +12

    I really enjoy your channel. I'm from Sri Lanka where has very old and rich cultural heritage which is dated back to 1st century BC. Hope you will make a family tree of Sri Lankan dynasty

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  Před 5 lety +8

      I most definitely will. I lived in Sri Lanka for 8 years so it has a special place in my heart.

    • @BirdGayan
      @BirdGayan Před 5 lety +2

      @@UsefulCharts wow.. 8 years.. good to know that.

  • @djrizla420
    @djrizla420 Před 2 lety +6

    Very informative video. Although you missed out an interesting fact when talking about current heirs. @11:54 you show a photo of the heir presumptive to the throne, Dipangkorn Rasmijoti. What you didn’t mention was in the photo he is seen cuddling the late Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force, Fufu. 😂

  • @lessQQmorePewPew.
    @lessQQmorePewPew. Před 5 lety +10

    Taksin killed by Rama I and Thaksin got disposed & exiled by Rama IX. How convenient

    • @shovuthmen5478
      @shovuthmen5478 Před 3 lety

      @Rob Scovell Thai king is Khmer ethnic and king taksin and thaksin shinavatra is tai from China

    • @mookmook4555
      @mookmook4555 Před 3 lety +2

      @@shovuthmen5478 King I is Mon, Tai and Chinese. Not Khmer.

  • @DrakithReiter
    @DrakithReiter Před 5 lety +8

    Why did he disinherit his sons from his second wife? Did he not love his sons to keep in contact with them? Did they side with their mother in the divorce? There has to be a reason other than simply because they got a divorce. Is there some law where the heir must be from currently married monarchs in Thailand and divorces automatically bar that line?

    • @krittamethtowthirakul8068
      @krittamethtowthirakul8068 Před 5 lety +5

      It's very complicated. Btw, the current king is not a good guy. If you want to know about him, you need to dig a little bit deep because the bad news about thai monarch are not shown in typical thai media. You can follow Andrew Mcgreger Marshall on facebook for more about Rama x and his wives.

    • @mattowensrees
      @mattowensrees Před 5 lety +2

      @@krittamethtowthirakul8068 Certainly check other sources but Marshall is too biased and has been away from Thailand too long to be relevant

    • @krittamethtowthirakul8068
      @krittamethtowthirakul8068 Před 5 lety +2

      @@mattowensrees Actually, I also follow Somsak Jeamterasakul but he has his health problem and he wrote his status in thai many non- thai speakers don't understand him. So, I think that Marshall is the only source non-thai speakers could find. If there are any news sources please let me know. I also think that Marshall is bias.

    • @91838072
      @91838072 Před 4 lety +2

      Basically he is scared that his dad would displaced him in favour of his sons, due to his improper behaviour.

    • @markguerra2443
      @markguerra2443 Před 4 lety

      I saw on Wiki that the 2nd Wife commited adultery

  • @PatrickSwave
    @PatrickSwave Před 5 lety +10

    I DONT THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE COMPLICITY OF HIS VIDEOS ...
    BUT HE MAKES IT LOOK SO SIMPLISTIC...

    • @RodMcNeilTV
      @RodMcNeilTV Před 5 lety +1

      Do you mean complexity?
      I think we do understand how complex the topic is, and find the rules involved and the element of chance all part of the attraction.

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 Před 5 lety

      whatever you say, shaq

  • @milianozuniga-deanda4955
    @milianozuniga-deanda4955 Před 5 lety +7

    Thanks for mentioning who's had the longest reign in history, I was curious as soon as you mentioned it! ☺️

  • @toum1
    @toum1 Před 3 lety +3

    About the Kingdom of Lane Xang (or Laos in the present day)?

  • @jannepeltonen2036
    @jannepeltonen2036 Před rokem +1

    I do wonder about the family dynamics in that particular royal family.

  • @queenofscore
    @queenofscore Před 2 lety +4

    Great exolaination, dude! As a Thai person, I really appreciate how you explained everything so nicely. I really love history too. Keey up the good work. :)

  • @Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh
    @Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh Před 5 lety +11

    Literally just based on the photo, Bajrakitiyabha looks very capable and intelligent.

    • @penparnsailarm7094
      @penparnsailarm7094 Před 5 lety +1

      She is

    • @BiglerSakura
      @BiglerSakura Před 4 lety

      but why does she have the Austrian flag behind herself on the photo?

    • @Kilimicore
      @Kilimicore Před 3 lety +1

      @@BiglerSakura She was an ambassador to Austria

    • @afifahsaaid8433
      @afifahsaaid8433 Před 3 lety

      @@Kilimicore wowww.that is something
      She is smart. I think she have the potential to the the next king if this king is gone. The younger prince didnt look strong and good enough to be a king one day.

  • @sharp52092
    @sharp52092 Před 5 lety +3

    I know it's been a few episodes now, but loving the opening.

  • @stirbubiancamarcela9872
    @stirbubiancamarcela9872 Před 4 lety +16

    6:35 they never got thailand

  • @usamazahid3882
    @usamazahid3882 Před 7 měsíci

    BTW, if you have/haven't seen the 1956 movie or the DreamWorks 1999 animated adaptation of *"The King and I",* I'd highly recommend it to anyone who might be able to guess where Useful Charts is referring to at the moment, *King Rama IV/Mongkut of Siam.*

  • @spicymangooo
    @spicymangooo Před 4 lety +3

    And thus, the mystery of “Rama” is explained. I admit I don’t really think about monarchs in general, but I have no problem eating up factoids when they’re presented. I’d love a quick overview of Cambodian monarchs too! The genocide ripped through the country and educated folks were mass murdered so many who fled to countries like the US, like my parents themselves, don’t know our history as they were farmers.

  • @saxdesu7813
    @saxdesu7813 Před 5 lety +2

    I am Thai and I like this video very much

  • @isyfanihdaaulia8300
    @isyfanihdaaulia8300 Před 3 lety +13

    So basically, Rama V had 77 children?

  • @RSO-IV
    @RSO-IV Před 5 lety +5

    I do think the next King would be from the second wife's son. Yet Dipangkorn need to sail his boat carefully as his father now is 66 already.
    Seems the King is still looks healthy by far. Dipangkorn have enough time to build himself a good career as future king as well.

    • @afifahsaaid8433
      @afifahsaaid8433 Před 3 lety +1

      Agreed. But i think the son fr his second marriage is the best choice. But i dont understand why the new King did not reconised all his son fr his second marriage. Weird. To me the first daughter too is capable to replaced the King one day. The youngest son dont look like his normal.

    • @tameaw
      @tameaw Před 3 lety

      @@afifahsaaid8433 There​ was​ a​ problem​ when​ the​y divorced so​ that​ ex-wife and​ all​ of​ her​ sons​ have​ moved to​ overseas​ since then.​ No​ media​ in​ Thailand​ mention about​ them like​ they​ have​ never existed​ so​ it's​ nearly 0​% that​ any of​ the​ sons can become the​ next king

    • @jays.929
      @jays.929 Před 3 lety

      @@tameaw except the daughter Sirivannavari... why

    • @tameaw
      @tameaw Před 3 lety

      @@jays.929 I​ don't know.​ His favourite, may​ be?

  • @Tobiasxdful
    @Tobiasxdful Před 5 lety +13

    Didn't know about the line of Hugo! He's a really good singer BTW

  • @radixdol
    @radixdol Před 5 lety +2

    Sri Lankan Royal Family Tree is much older (around 2500 years), with written sources and is related to Indian Royal Family Tree. Your chart is misleading due to this. Hope you could do something about this.

  • @TriXJester
    @TriXJester Před 5 lety +4

    Thailand's royal fam got some DRAMA

  • @jandevries1300
    @jandevries1300 Před 5 lety +2

    Probebly Prince Dipangkorn. He has Royal blood in his veins. Besides he is a male heir and upon 1000 years of tradition he has the most prominent claim to the throne. Since he is only 14 it would be considered wise to (if anything would happen to King Rama X) install princess Bairakityabha as acting regent on behalve of the then Rama XI until he is able to fulfill his duty when he is of age and able to rule the country as head of state. Please comment I'm interested in other opinions towards the matter.

    • @penparnsailarm7094
      @penparnsailarm7094 Před 5 lety +2

      I believe that this is the most likely case

    • @si91
      @si91 Před 5 lety

      How does he have more royal blood than any of Rama X's 4 other sons?

  • @toppz1008
    @toppz1008 Před 5 lety +4

    I am so obsessed with history, and thank you for doing this. If it is possible, Please do Ayutthaya..:)

    • @singharpan9859
      @singharpan9859 Před 4 lety +1

      Ayutthaya sounds a lot like "ayodhya" or "ayudhya", the city of Lord Rama. Is this connected?

    • @panidadamapong9521
      @panidadamapong9521 Před 2 lety

      @@singharpan9859 Yes, it is. Ayutthaya and Ayodhya are similar. Thai believe the king is Lord Rama avatar to solve the problems and miseries of his subjects. Ayutthaya means invincible city of Lord Rama. We received this belief from India.

  • @Perapanut
    @Perapanut Před 3 lety +3

    2:00 Actually There’s a another conspiracy about that story, The another story is that Taksin actually tells Rama the first to be king because he wanted to travel to the south of Thailand to become a monk so then Rama the first became king.
    Edit: the reason that he travelled to southern Thailand to be a monk because he want to cut ties as a king with China because he used to borrow stuff and food from China to help the people but he can’t pay China back.

    • @kingken130
      @kingken130 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah, I heard of that one as well. King Taksin steps down and lives a long life as a monk

    • @ajtom4987
      @ajtom4987 Před 3 lety

      no it’s impossible , his children latter tried to regain the power without any signs of him

  • @thirdp
    @thirdp Před 4 lety +1

    im thai and all your research on the channel are always top notch

  • @Mdafra
    @Mdafra Před 5 lety +4

    The Thai Ayutthaya Dynasties also interesting, you could do that after you run out of the diagram

  • @denseone
    @denseone Před 2 lety +1

    There was no Ayutthaya Dynasty. Ayutthaya was ruled by 5 dynasties, namely, Uthong, Suphannaphum, Sukhothai, Prasat Thong, and Ban Phlu Luang.

  • @michaeltvuong6968
    @michaeltvuong6968 Před 5 lety +6

    Can you please do the Vietnam Monarchy

    • @canman5060
      @canman5060 Před 5 lety

      Quite complicated but worth a try.

  • @krishnasubhasanthi6535
    @krishnasubhasanthi6535 Před rokem +1

    Queen Elizabeth The Great did surpass King Bhumibol The Great as the 2nd longest reigning monarch, and passed away peacefully on 8th September 2022

  • @bolle9810
    @bolle9810 Před 5 lety +16

    The longest reigning monarch is actually King Sobhuza II of Eswatini who ruled for almost 83 years.

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  Před 5 lety +21

      You're right. I forgot about him. I quickly referenced the Wikipedia list but they didn't include him since Swaziland was part of the British Empire for most of his reign. Imo, his reign still counts though. I probably need to do a video on the longest reigning monarchs so I can research the topic more.

    • @darthsawlex8257
      @darthsawlex8257 Před 5 lety +5

      Baring in mind he had his coronation in 1921 and died in 1982, the math doesn't add up.

    • @dreadpirateroberts3481
      @dreadpirateroberts3481 Před 5 lety +1

      @@darthsawlex8257 Louis XIV and Franz Joseph also had a regent and didn't get crowned till adulthood, and still the figures he gave included the regency period. Not to say your point isn't valid, just wanted to clarify. But what better than a video dedicated to the subject to cover all these quirks?

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  Před 5 lety +7

      Coronation in 1921 but king from 1899.

    • @darthsawlex8257
      @darthsawlex8257 Před 5 lety

      @@UsefulCharts Was he really King though if he wasn't coronated. And if he was, why doesn't Wikipedia show him?

  • @wokefromthematrixspreadthe5425

    Checked out your channel and watched a many of your videos which I enjoyed. I am curious though if you could possibly do a chart figuring out the lineages of Atilla? I know his origins are shrouded in mystery but would be nice if it was finally solved. Also, its a long shot but could you find out the lineages of the Leitner family 9 szent míhaly street? Thank you for all the work you put into these great detailed videos!

  • @farcydebop7982
    @farcydebop7982 Před rokem +2

    To have an idea of what may happen in the future, let's say that the current King is the thai version of Caligula.

  • @oliverine64
    @oliverine64 Před 4 lety +2

    Do the whole Thai royal family tree please

  • @Neednoy2
    @Neednoy2 Před 3 lety +1

    Was Queen Victoria of England married her own cousin Prince Albert?

  • @Officialaaravd
    @Officialaaravd Před 2 lety +2

    And now Elizabeth is surpassed Rama IX

  • @KEISHINZAN
    @KEISHINZAN Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for your broadcasting of this programming !

  • @nicolasjuandecardenas7921

    As always fascinating, thank you for your hard work.

  • @svenbreitwieser3427
    @svenbreitwieser3427 Před 3 lety +1

    LONG LIVE THE KING and LONG LIVE THE FUTURE KING Dipi.

  • @FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial

    possible accidental thrown coup 9:51

  • @siddhivongiddhivadhana213

    Overall of Thailand History, from Sukhothai to Rattanakosin, to occupy the throne by royal succession or enthroned, were familiar as other kingdoms. But there is one important point Thailand likes no others, is neither empiricism nor colonialism.
    From this video, there are documentaries on the internet explaining why Thailand remains the only country in Southeast Asia not colonized by Europeans.
    Lastly, everything single internal conflicts, just only one word from the king, whole country becomes peaceful as fast as blinking eyes.
    FYI: generally my surname spelling is "Ittiwattana". But my surname was one of thousands royal given surname, spelling format, Chamberlain Office Announcement in 1917.

  • @Monosekist
    @Monosekist Před 4 lety +2

    I think the best option for the heir to the Thai throne is to take a page out of the UK's book and go for non gender preference primogeniture.

  • @Tanat83
    @Tanat83 Před 3 lety +1

    King Rama I Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj was not the father-in-law of Taksin the Great, he was 2 years younger and was a former friend of Taksin.

    • @kanchittagong3404
      @kanchittagong3404 Před 3 lety

      Tanat Pruett King Taksin married one of Rama I's daughters. In those days, marriages between great families were a means to cement great ties and power. Check it out.

  • @kiddydut
    @kiddydut Před 5 lety +1

    As a Thai, thanks for sharing this video

  • @skrivbordslampan6923
    @skrivbordslampan6923 Před 5 lety +2

    Which program do you use to make these charts? Seems like a useful way to keep notes while studying.

  • @carmenandreea8278
    @carmenandreea8278 Před 5 lety +2

    I absolutely love your videos and your explanations!

  • @Peripepp
    @Peripepp Před 3 lety +1

    I kinda want to see the lineage back to Ayutthaya or Sukhotai, but this is good too.

  • @aimdanish
    @aimdanish Před 4 lety +1

    Is it possible if you make a video about Malaysia's royal family tree?

  • @Heyitsann
    @Heyitsann Před 5 lety +1

    Can you also talk about the Vietnamese royal family and who it could be today?

  • @jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901

    The eldest should rule so that queen Elizabeth definitely wins the longest reigning monarch prize

  • @FeelFree2RateMyENG
    @FeelFree2RateMyENG Před 5 lety +3

    King Rama X is now married for the 4th time with Queen Suthida

  • @KEISHINZAN
    @KEISHINZAN Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for your reporting today !

  • @LShropper
    @LShropper Před 5 lety +2

    Who would be the current king of the Mormon Church if it was a monarchy/actually became its own state etc?

    • @CelloLinuxFellow
      @CelloLinuxFellow Před 4 lety

      The closest thing that the Mormons had to a king would be the Patriarch, an hereditary office that was abolished in 1979, and was held by Joseph Smith Sr (not the Prophet Joseph Smith, but his father) and his descendants down to Eldred G. Smith, who passed away in 2013. His son of the same name would be heir to that office.

  • @knobhkofxplore9864
    @knobhkofxplore9864 Před 3 lety +1

    King Taksin is correctly spelling as King 'TAAK-SIN', not be spelt 'THAKSIN' an ex-prime minister's name.

  • @kaiserredgamer8943
    @kaiserredgamer8943 Před 5 lety +3

    11:34 why is the Austrian flag there?

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  Před 5 lety +5

      She's currently the Thai ambassador to Austria.

    • @undevicesimus19
      @undevicesimus19 Před 5 lety +2

      @@UsefulCharts No, she was, until 2014. She has since transferred back to the attorney office, the previous occupation she'd held before becoming a diplomat.

  • @user-kk5ji2qz4e
    @user-kk5ji2qz4e Před 3 lety +1

    Taksin (King of thonburi)(พระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช) Is my clan but he like to occupy other people's territory Then King Rama I ordered the execution But some say that the person who was executed was someone who had a similar face.

  • @muntahamakhtum8923
    @muntahamakhtum8923 Před 4 lety +1

    the pronounce of Bhumibol in thai is Bumibon (Bhumibol/Phoomipon) not Bumibol (with letter L)

  • @asrikhalid6391
    @asrikhalid6391 Před 5 lety +2

    Good information. And i hope, you also can make royal Malay family tree, which is related to Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

  • @dennischng3821
    @dennischng3821 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for the sharing I know nothing about the history of the Thai kingdom

  • @Nous98
    @Nous98 Před 5 lety +1

    There are a legend that suggest the connection of Rama I to the lineage of King Ekathotsarot, the Ayutthayan king.
    But the academics suggest it is mostly a later inventions to legitimize the dynasty.
    About the end of Taksin, there are speculation about the issue of ethnicity of Taksin, as he is a Chinese descent.
    Both Taksin and Rama I was served in a relatively high position in the Ayutthayan court, and both are close friend,
    in fact, Taksin and Rama I fought side by side to unify the country after the fall of Ayutthaya by the Burmese.
    But the people in the court most likely see Taksin as not suitable, or maybe not "Thai" enough to led the country as king.
    Plus towards the end of Taksin's reign, there are report of him being insane, may be due to PTSD; one report suggested that he ordered that all monks must bow to him, which is a breach to a Buddhist tradition, that monk is superior than the everyone, include the position of the king.
    At that time Rama I was sent by Taksin to conquer Cambodia, but have to retreat due to instability and insurgences around the capital. So, after defeated the rebellion, he ended up execute Taksin, and reign as king of the new dynasty.
    Other alternative speculation suggested that he actually abdicate and became a monk, and lived in a monastery in the southern province of Nakhorn Sri Dharmaraj (this mostly due to the fact that Taksin son was appointed as a governor of Nakhorn Sri Dharmaraj during the reign of Rama I)

  • @speksone
    @speksone Před 2 lety

    Rama x has quite a history ! If you know, you know!

  • @hanglim9142
    @hanglim9142 Před rokem +1

    Can you do Cambodian monarchs because I'm a Cambodian

  • @user-df2qz8xx3e
    @user-df2qz8xx3e Před 3 lety +1

    Can you also do a family tree of the Tibetan empire? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @sumethaswitzerland5471
    @sumethaswitzerland5471 Před 3 lety +1

    I studying Thailand history from European?😄😄😄
    And much better than the book from high school....

    • @karakinee
      @karakinee Před 3 lety

      เหมือนเรียนไว้แค่สอบจริงๆ

  • @user-du1br8vv1w
    @user-du1br8vv1w Před 5 lety +1

    thank you form thailand

  • @israelayoade
    @israelayoade Před 2 lety +1

    No no no it's me. Am the next. They call me Rama - The Black ^_^

  • @sharp52092
    @sharp52092 Před 5 lety +7

    I think Thailand needs to do something or they might have a war or succession crisis after Vajiralongkorn is gone.

    • @TheMokubaCosplayer
      @TheMokubaCosplayer Před 5 lety +3

      That will be VERY difficult. As stated, the four sons from the second wife are currently disowned and stripped of their titles. With the youngest son being heir presumptive, at this point, it's really anyone's guess. I would hope that they four sons would retain their titles...but with the lives they've built for themselves, they'd have to make a transition and I can only imagine that said transition will be very complicated. That's just my take on it from where I'm standing.

    • @sin1996
      @sin1996 Před 3 lety +3

      Now there is a protest to make the king to be under the law. But the military straight up spanked a emergency law to dismiss the protester

  • @krishibhavankuzhuppilli8167

    the eldest of the four sons is the one who I thing is the most rightful person to inherit the throne.

  • @user-um8yq9hy2z
    @user-um8yq9hy2z Před 3 měsíci

    I thought Taksin was the king before Mongkut?

  • @jasonjellison5888
    @jasonjellison5888 Před 4 lety +1

    Kings Rama I,ii actually have names (buddhayodfa chulalok & lertlanapalai)

  • @tussintube
    @tussintube Před 2 lety

    The correctness of the information provided is very impressive. I confirm.