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'''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Chula Chom Klao Chao Yu HuaChulalongkorn''' ({{lang-th|พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัวจุฬาลงกรณ์}}, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), better known in English by his personal name '''Chulalongkorn''' ({{lang-th|จุฬาลงกรณ์}}), was the fifth [[Monarchy of Thailand|monarch]] of [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Siam]] under the [[House of Chakri]]. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พระพุทธเจ้าหลวง, the Royal Buddha). His reign was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial concessions to the [[British Empire|British]] and [[French Indochina|French]]. As Siam was surrounded by [[Western imperialism in Asia|European colonies]], Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, ensured the independence of Siam.<ref name="YourDictionary">{{cite web |url=http://biography.yourdictionary.com/chulalongkorn |title=Chulalongkorn |author=YourDictionary, n.d. |date=23 November 2011 |work=Biography |publisher=YourDictionary |access-date=1 December 2011
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|archive-date=29 September 2011 |quote=When Thailand was seriously threatened by Western colonialism, his diplomatic policies averted colonial domination and his domestic reforms brought about the modernization of his kingdom. |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Disputed inline|date=May 2021}} All his reforms were dedicated to ensuring Siam's independence given the increasing encroachment of Western powers, so that Chulalongkorn earned the epithet ''Phra Piya Maharat'' (พระปิยมหาราช, the Great Beloved King).
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