Institution
Front Palace
The Front Palace, or Wang Na, was the residence and office of the uparat, the viceroy or 'second king' of the Siamese court, and by extension the office itself. In Bangkok it stood north of the Grand Palace, and its holder commanded his own officials and troops. After the Front Palace crisis of 1874–1875 Chulalongkorn left the post vacant on the viceroy's death in 1885 and abolished it; the palace now houses the National Museum.
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