Thai Kings Family Tree

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CREDITS:
Chart: Matt Baker
Script/Narration: Matt Baker
Editing: Jack Rackam
Intro animation: Syawish Rehman

[ericthegreat]

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

[sharp]

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

[thirdp]

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

[bolle]

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

[wokefromthematrixspreadthe]

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!

[ประกาศิตแป้นไม้-ลข]

ลุง ปูติน ใจเย็นนะขอรับ หนูสอนให้เด็กมันดู ในไทย

[Aviationlord]

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

[WaterShowsProd]

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.

[chuckbass]

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

[herpyderpy]

10:31
"If she's still alive by January..."

My friend, the queen is immortal. Accept that

[thboy]

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.

[asherayeras]

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

[mlovecraftr]

So King Rama I was a sort of Tywin Lannister

[renerpho]

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.

[max__pain]

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.

[zForce]

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 !

[kitfisto]

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

[LordDragon]

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.

[raphaeldavin]

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.

[danialashraf]

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!