Ananda Mahidol
King of Thailand from 1935 to 1946
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- Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII .
- He returned to Thailand in December 1945, but six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot dead in his bed.
- The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of much controversy.
- King Vajiravudh, his uncle, sent a telegram on 13 October 1925 bestowing upon him this name, which means "the joy of Mahidol".
- His full name and title was thus Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Mahidol (Thai: หม่อมเจ้าอานันทมหิดล มหิดล ).
Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) 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 nine years-old. He returned to Thailand in December 1945, but six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot dead in his bed. Although at first thought to have been an accident, his death was ruled a murder by medical examiners, and three royal aides were later executed following irregular trials. The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of much controversy.
Name
Ananda Mahidol (Thai: อานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon) is his given name, and is one word in Thai. King Vajiravudh, his uncle, sent a telegram on 13 October 1925 bestowing upon him this name, which means "the joy of Mahidol". When he held his birth rank of Mom Chao—the lowest rank of Thai princes—he used the surname Mahidol, his father's given name. His full name and title was thus Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Mahidol (Thai: หม่อมเจ้าอานันทมหิดล มหิดล).
Upon his accession, he became known as Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua Ananda Mahidol (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวอานันทมหิดล). Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua is the title of a Thai king prior to coronation.
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