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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bangkok the towering eight-sided throne of Siam was reverently prepared to receive a new occupant, the former Prince Pracha Tipok, brother of the late King Rama IV, who died without leaving a male heir (TIME, Dec. 7), after abolishing the royal harem and breaking the ancient Siamese tradition that the King should marry one of his sisters or at least a half-sister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: Self-Crowned | 3/8/1926 | See Source »

Died. King Rama VI of Siam, 44; at Bangkok (see SIAM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Dec. 7, 1925 | 12/7/1925 | See Source »

Died. Prince Chao Fa Asdang, 34, heir presumptive to the Siamese throne; in Bangkok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Feb. 23, 1925 | 2/23/1925 | See Source »

...seven Capitals we own our Embassies: London, Paris, Constantinople, Havana, Mexico City, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro. In eight capitals, we now own our Legations* ? Prague, Christiania, Tangier, Bangkok (Siam), Peking, Panama, San Jose (Costa Rica), San Salvador. We own our Consulates at Shanghai, Amoy (Southern China), Seoul (Korea), Tahiti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Fee Simple | 11/24/1924 | See Source »

...University has also extended the leave of absence of Professor Francis B. Sayre L'12 of the Law School for another year to allow him to remain in Siam where he is serving in Bangkok as advisor in international relations to the king of Siam...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 47 WORKSHOP WILL LOSE PROFESSOR BAKER NEXT YEAR | 6/14/1924 | See Source »

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