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The First Royal Command

Upon completion of the Crowning and Investiture procedures of the Royal
Coronation Ceremony on the Bhadrapitha Throne, the entire group of Brahmins pronounce
the final benediction to render homage to the King. Then, in the Chakri dynasty tradition,

the King gives the first Royal Command. In the reign of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V),
the First Royal Command was spoken in the Bihari language as well as the Thai.

The content of each First Royal Command appears in many different documents.
There may be minor variation but the main text remains the same. In this book, the content of

the First Royal Command is based on the records from the “Book on the Collection of Thai
Historic Photos on the Royal Coronation Ceremony in the Rattanakosin Period,” compiled by the

Sub-Committee on the Compilation of Books on the Collection of Thai Historic Photos, under the
Committee of the Revision of the Thai History.

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