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He had keen interests in Siamese history, archaeology, and literature, as well as economics, politics and world affairs, and founded the country's first university, Chulalongkorn University.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 January 1881","date":"1881-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161389#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Grand Palace","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q873769"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161389#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"25 November 1925","date":"1925-11-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161389#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Chakraphat Phiman Throne 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Vajiravudh of Siam (cropped).jpg — ร้านถ่ายรูปหลวงฉายานรสิงห์, Public domain.","cite":"\"Vajiravudh\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/vajiravudh. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/vajiravudh","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/vajiravudh","ne":null}}