Wild Tiger Corps
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The Wild Tiger Corps was a paramilitary organization in early 20th-century Siam that served as a royalist, nationalist force closely aligned with the monarchy and used to promote loyalty and modern military discipline.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paramilitary organization
ⓘ
royalist organization ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Vajiravudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
King Vajiravudh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarchy of Siam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chakri dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | directly under the king ⓘ |
| country |
Siam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Rama VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajiravudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elite
ⓘ
loyal to the king ⓘ militaristic ⓘ nationalist ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rattanakosin Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Thai nationalism
ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ royalism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Thai ⓘ |
| leader | Vajiravudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | king of Siam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bangkok ⓘ |
| organizationType | volunteer corps ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-republican
ⓘ
pro-monarchy ⓘ |
| purpose |
instill modern military discipline
ⓘ
promote loyalty to the monarchy ⓘ promote nationalism in Siam ⓘ serve as a royal bodyguard force ⓘ |
| recruitment | volunteer basis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Royal Thai Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
counterbalance the regular army
ⓘ
support the absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| symbolism | symbol of royal nationalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
discipline
ⓘ
loyalty to the king ⓘ military drill ⓘ physical fitness ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political mobilization in support of the monarchy
ⓘ
propaganda for royalist ideology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Vajiravudh