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title: His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand
author: The Public Relations Department, Thailand
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12279/his-majesty-king-maha-vajiralongkorn-rama-x-of-tha/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand
_Authored by The Public Relations Department, Thailand_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12279.png)
## Image Caption
The current king of Thailand is His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, [Rama](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rama/) X (r. 2016-present) who is the first king in 69 years after succeeding his father Rama IX (1927-2016 CE).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Thailand, T. P. R. D. (2020, May 20). His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Thailand, The Public Relations Department,. "His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 20, 2020. .
### MLA
Thailand, The Public Relations Department,. "His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 May 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Rama_X_official_(crop).png) by [**The Public Relations Department, Thailand**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Rama_X_official_(crop).png). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 20 May 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.