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A royal funeral chariot is a wheeled vehicle traditionally used to transport the bodies of royalty during funeral processions in some cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Bangkok National Museum, Bejaratana, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Busabok, Cambodia, Chakri dynasty, Devata, Funeral procession, Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Indra, Limbers and caissons, Mainland Southeast Asia, Mount Meru, Nāga, Rama I, Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), State funerals in the United Kingdom, Thai royal funeral, Thailand, Tonne.

  2. Collections of the Bangkok National Museum
  3. Funeral transport
  4. Monarchy of Cambodia
  5. Monarchy of Thailand
  6. Wheeled vehicles

Bangkok National Museum

The Bangkok National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ พระนคร) is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia.

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Bejaratana

Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda (เพชรรัตนราชสุดา;;, 25 November 1925 – 27 July 2011) was the only child of the King Vajiravudh of Thailand.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), posthumously conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great, was the ninth king of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IX, from 1946 until his death in 2016.

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Busabok

A busabok (บุษบก) is a small open structure used in Thai culture as a throne for the monarch or for the enshrinement of Buddha images or other sacred objects. Royal funeral chariot and busabok are monarchy of Thailand.

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Cambodia

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.

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Chakri dynasty

The Chakri dynasty (จักรี) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand. Royal funeral chariot and Chakri dynasty are monarchy of Thailand.

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Devata

Devata (pl: devatas, meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (tevoda); Thai: เทวดา (tevada); Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: dewata; Batak languages: debata (Toba), dibata (Karo), naibata (Simalungun); diwata (Philippine languages)) are smaller and more focused Devas (Deities) in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Funeral procession

A funeral procession is a procession, usually in motor vehicles or by foot, from a funeral home or place of worship to the cemetery or crematorium.

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Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces

King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) in 2017 The Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (จอมทัพไทย) is a position vested in the Thai monarch, who as sovereign and head of state is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. Royal funeral chariot and Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces are monarchy of Thailand.

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.

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Limbers and caissons

A limber is a two-wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, or the stock of a field carriage such as a caisson or traveling forge, allowing it to be towed. Royal funeral chariot and limbers and caissons are funeral transport.

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Mainland Southeast Asia

Mainland Southeast Asia (also known Indochina or the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.

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Mount Meru

Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru, or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes.

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Nāga

In various Asian religious traditions, the Nagas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art.

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Rama I

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharat (20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (ทองด้วง), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand) and the first King of Siam from the reigning Chakri dynasty.

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Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)

The Rattanakosin Kingdom (อาณาจักรรัตนโกสินทร์,,, abbreviated as รัตนโกสินทร์), the Kingdom of Siam, or the Rattanakosin Empire, were names used to reference the fourth and current Thai kingdom in the history of Thailand (then known as Siam).

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State funerals in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, state funerals are usually reserved for monarchs.

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Thai royal funeral

Thai royal funerals are elaborate events, organised as royal ceremonies akin to state funerals. Royal funeral chariot and Thai royal funeral are monarchy of Thailand.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Tonne

The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.

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See also

Collections of the Bangkok National Museum

Funeral transport

Monarchy of Cambodia

Monarchy of Thailand

Wheeled vehicles

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_funeral_chariot

Also known as Royal Chariot of Great Victory, Royal Great Victory Carriage.