Ananda Mahidol
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Ananda Mahidol was the eighth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he went to Switzerland when he was n
Formal portrait, 1946
Rama VIII at 14 years old, in Switzerland
Thirteen year old King Ananda of Siam (left), and his brother Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej (right), inspect a model train presented to him at Saranrom Park in Bangkok in 1938
Photograph of the King in 1939
Debsirin School
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Debsirin School is a boys' secondary school in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1885, its alumni include King Ananda Mahidol, Malaysia's founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman, more tha
Ananda Mahidol
…Mahidol died at age 37 in 1929, when Ananda Mahidol was four years old. His widowed mother was thus left to raise her family alone. He briefly attended Debsirin School in Bangkok before the revolution in 1932 ended the absolute monarchy and raised the possibility that King Prajadhipok might abdicate. Queen Savang…
Maen Suksa Sathan Building (ตึกแม้นศึกษาสถาน)
Queen Debsirindra
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
Debsirin School in 2016