Lord of the Plough
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Lord of the Plough is the traditional title given to the royal official who leads and performs key ritual duties in Thailand’s annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony, symbolically inaugurating the rice-growing season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of the Plough canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rice cultivation in Thailand
ⓘ
royal agricultural rites ⓘ |
| associatedWithCeremony | Royal Ploughing Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction |
leads the Royal Ploughing Ceremony
ⓘ
performs key ritual duties in the Royal Ploughing Ceremony ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Thai agricultural traditions
ⓘ
Thai royal ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
ritual authority in royal ceremony
ⓘ
symbolic leadership in agriculture ⓘ |
| hasRole | royal official ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Thai monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thai royal ceremonial calendar ⓘ |
| performsAction |
guides sacred plough in ceremonial field
ⓘ
participates in rituals for agricultural prosperity ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure auspicious beginning of rice-planting season ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
sacred kingship in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
state-sponsored fertility rites ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Brahmanical court ritual in Thailand ⓘ |
| symbolism | inaugurates the rice-growing season ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | start of the rice-growing season ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Ploughing Ceremony