Chulalongkorn University, nicknamed Chula, is a public autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training royal pages and civil servants in 1899 at the Grand Palace of Thailand. It was later established as a national university in 1917, making it the oldest institute of higher education in Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University
The university was named after King Chulalongkorn
Statues of King Chulalongkorn and King Vajiravudh
Chulalongkorn University Auditorium
Chulalongkorn was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V from 1 October 1868 to his death in 23 October 1910.
Formal portrait, c. 1900s
King Mongkut with Prince Chulalongkorn, both in western style court uniforms, c. 1868
King Chulalongkorn after his second coronation ceremony on 16 November 1873
Photograph of the Front Palace or Wang Na (circa 1890) now the Bangkok National Museum