King of Thailand

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head of state role monarchical office

The King of Thailand is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Kingdom of Thailand, traditionally revered as a unifying figure and symbol of national identity.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Monarch of Thailand 2
Bhumibol Adulyadej 1
King Bhumibol Adulyadej 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs King of Siam ⓘ
King of Thailand ⓘ
surface form: Monarch of Thailand

King of Thailand ⓘ
surface form: Thai King
appointedBy hereditary succession ⓘ
associatedInstitution Bureau of the Royal Household ⓘ
Crown Property Bureau ⓘ
Privy Council of Thailand ⓘ
ceremonialDuties royal coronation ceremony ⓘ
royal ploughing ceremony ⓘ
state opening of parliament ⓘ
state visits and receptions ⓘ
commanderInChiefStatus nominal commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces ⓘ
constitutionalStatus above politics in principle ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
inviolable person ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
currentHolder Rama X ⓘ
surface form: Maha Vajiralongkorn

Rama X ⓘ
currentHolderStart 2016 ⓘ
dynasty Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) ⓘ
surface form: Chakri dynasty
established 1782 ⓘ
firstHolder Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok ⓘ
King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rama I
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
historicalPrecursor King of Siam ⓘ
surface form: King of Ayutthaya

King of Siam ⓘ
surface form: King of Thonburi
jurisdiction Thailand ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Thailand
language Thai ⓘ
legalPowers power to appoint privy councillors ⓘ
power to grant pardons ⓘ
power to grant royal assent ⓘ
power to sign legislation ⓘ
predecessor King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bhumibol Adulyadej

King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rama IX
religion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
residence Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall ⓘ
Dusit Palace ⓘ
surface form: Chitralada Royal Villa

Dusit Palace ⓘ
Grand Palace ⓘ
Klaikangwon Palace ⓘ
role ceremonial head of state ⓘ
constitutional monarch ⓘ
successionLaw Palace Law of Succession ⓘ
Thai constitution ⓘ
symbolOf national identity ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
titleStyle His Majesty the King ⓘ
Maharaja ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
traditionalRole protector of the people ⓘ
supreme patron of the Sangha ⓘ
upholder of Buddhism ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armed Forces of Thailand → allegiance → King of Thailand ⓘ
Royal Thai Air Force → allegiance → King of Thailand ⓘ
King of Thailand → alsoKnownAs → King of Thailand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monarch of Thailand
King of Thailand → alsoKnownAs → King of Thailand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thai King
this entity surface form: Monarch of Thailand
Thai government → currentMonarch → King of Thailand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maha Vajiralongkorn
Suvarnabhumi Airport → designatedBy → King of Thailand ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand → firstHolder → King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rama I
Thai parliament → headOfStateInvolved → King of Thailand ⓘ
Thailand → headOfStateTitle → King of Thailand ⓘ
Thai government → monarchTitle → King of Thailand ⓘ
Prince Mahidol Award → patron → King of Thailand ⓘ
King of Thailand → predecessor → King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand → predecessor → King of Thailand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rama IX