SOMDEJ PHRA PIYAMAHARAJ AND THE REFORM OF THAILAND

Abstract

The reform of the country in the “Somdej PhraPiyamaharaj”, the title of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V. From research, He hastened to improve the nation as He faced domestic problems and the threat of imperialism in the west, King Chulalongkorn had sought political measures to link power back to the monarchy until it was successful. He established the Pipat Revenue Hall to collect taxes to the royal treasury. He established 12 ministries, established the province of Thesaphiban and abolished slavery. He surrendered territories to France and England in exchange for national sovereignty. In this article, He focused on the progressive reforms and His efforts to bring the country to the modernization of the world, which laid the foundation for the development of the government of the country to the present.