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3 unusual facts about Rama II


Burney Treaty

This followed Dr. John Crawfurd's 1822 mission to the court of King Rama II, the principle objective of which was to determine Siam's position on the Malay states.

Chao Anu Rebellion

After an unpleasant stay in Bangkok in 1825 for the funeral of King Rama II, which included his son, Rama III, rejecting Anu's request for repatriation of Lao ethnic families captured some half century earlier, Chao Anu returned to Vientiane and organized for rebellion.

Khamwaen

His son Prince Isarasundhorn succeeded as Rama II and made his biological mother Lady Nak the Queen Mother.


Bang Pahan District

The Phuan people from Vientiane who migrated around this area in the reign of King Rama II established the settlement.

Gentry Lee

Lee attempted to turn the Rama series into a more character-driven story following the adventures of Nicole des Jardins Wakefield, who becomes the main character in Rama II, The Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed.

As an author he is best known for co-writing, with Arthur C. Clarke, the books Cradle in 1989, Rama II in 1989, The Garden of Rama in 1991 and Rama Revealed in 1993.


see also

Anouvong

With the support of Krommeunchetsadabodin (later King Rama III), Anouvong persuaded King Rama II to appoint Anouvong's son, Prince Ratxabout, to the now vacant throne in Champasak.

CentralPlaza Rama II

Nakornthon Hospital Major regional hospital located 500M South-West on the same side of Rama II.