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Damrong Rajanubhab

1862–1943 · 20th century · Also known as Prince Damrong

Prince Damrong Rajanubhab was a son of King Mongkut and the leading administrator of Chulalongkorn's reforms in Siam. As Minister of the Interior from 1892 to 1915 he built the thesaphiban system, grouping provinces into monthon run by salaried officials in place of hereditary governors. A prolific scholar, he is regarded as the father of modern Thai historiography.

Damrong Rajanubhab
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Damrong Rajanubhab. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/damrong-rajanubhab
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