PALACE REVOLT OF 1912
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MIRIAM T. TIMPLEDON, SUSAN F. MARSEKEN
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The Palace Revolt of 1912 (Thai: 130) was the first time in Thai history that the military tried to overthrow the legitimate government of Thailand (at the time known as Siam).
Discontentment from the Army during the reign of King Vajiravudh (or King Rama VI) led to an unsuccessful coup
The new King was a man of his time and considered himself a true English gentleman and an Edwardian, spending lavishly on his coronation and lifestyle, the king lived a life of excess.
This, in the time when most of the Kingdom's populace were rural farmers and virtual serfs under a form of feudalism.
Vajiravudh was also infatuated with Western culture and practices, translating Shakespeare into Thai and hunting.
