Rama V is the first Siamese king…
1873 CE
Rama V is the first Siamese king to have a full western education, having been taught by a British governess, Anna Leonowens—whose place in Siamese history has been fictionalized as The King and I.
At first, Rama V's reign had been dominated by the conservative regent, Chaophraya Si Suriyawongse, but when the king comes of age in 1873, he soon takes control.
He creates a Privy Council and a Council of State, a formal court system and budget office.
He announces that slavery will be abolished gradually and debt-bondage restricted.
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