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Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam, reigned from 1868 to 1910. He abolished slavery and forced labour in stages, created ministries, a centralised provincial administration, railways and modern schools, and sent princes to study in Europe. To preserve Siam's independence he ceded Laos and western Cambodia to France and four Malay states to Britain. He is revered in Thailand as the Great Beloved King.
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