Cultural Politics of King Prajadhipok’s Travel to Payap County in 1926
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This article is a historical study about King Prajadhipok’s travel to Payap (Lanna) County in 1926. It is conducted by historical methods and is interpreted by the concept of cultural politics. The main proposal is that King Prajadhipok’s Travel to Payap County in 1926 implied the cultural politics of King of Siam, which empowered the old kingdom in Payap County (Colony of Lanna) under the colonial context that Siamese government organized the regional administration of Payap County, and King Prajadhipok lacked his experiences to administer the country in term of private politics. Therefore, royal ceremonies about contents and symbols which symbolized the prosperity of Siam in the reign of King Chulalongkorn, the golden period of absolutist state, were held to welcome King Prajadhipok’s travel to Payap. The royal ceremonies were held to represent that King Prajadhipok would continue the royal duty.
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