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... Mongkut of Siam ( Thailand ) , even though Siam enjoyed the privileged po- sition of a buffer state between British and French possessions , while the continued exis- tence of an independent Myanmar kingdom was a hindrance to British ...
... Mongkut of Siam ( Thailand ) , even though Siam enjoyed the privileged po- sition of a buffer state between British and French possessions , while the continued exis- tence of an independent Myanmar kingdom was a hindrance to British ...
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... Mongkut was the 43rd child of King Rama II , but as the first son to be born of a queen he was favoured to succeed to the throne . When his father died in 1824 , however , Mongkut was barely 20 , and the royal accession council instead ...
... Mongkut was the 43rd child of King Rama II , but as the first son to be born of a queen he was favoured to succeed to the throne . When his father died in 1824 , however , Mongkut was barely 20 , and the royal accession council instead ...
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