Siamese woman Dokishi, does not love red clothes and loves to be armed.
Looking at the Thai court today, Rama X, king vajiralongkorn (born on July 28, 1952), who is close to the ancient age, is always surrounded by a group of heroic "female warriors".
However, what is strange is that only Queen Suthida has a gentle long hair since she opened her identity, and the rest of the harem women, almost everyone has a short hair like a tomboy.
Including the noble concubine Sri nina, who is known as the "Thai Zhen Huan", when she was canonized in 2019, she was also a short hair image with a big back.
There was a difference of 95 years between the two
In the second half of 2020, after Srinina's amazing comeback, she also began to grow long hair, but not as long as the queen, shoulder-length.
And some of the "new favorites" of King Vajiralongkorn, who were recently promoted to colonel and appeared with the king of Thailand on the poster of the royal media account, Tirapong, also have short hair as an image of a military tomboy.
Looking at the "harem regiment" of the current King of Thailand, in addition to the long-haired queen and the medium-long-haired noble concubines, the rest of the "female guards" are all short-haired "tomboys".
According to foreign media descriptions, there are at least 20 such "female guards" around Rama X
Why did King Vajiralongkorn put his harem women in rank and show them as female officers?
This kind of operation, it is likely, on the one hand, is the hobby of the King of Thailand himself; on the other hand, there is also the consideration of minimizing adverse effects and circumventing relevant legal provisions.
First of all, King Vajiralongkorn himself was a military enthusiast, and when he was young, he was sent to the army by his father to practice in the field.
Prince Vajiralongkorn during his military service in the early 1970s
In the military, Vajiralongkorn found his life's most admired "hobby" - flying airplanes.
Whether it is a helicopter or a jet, Vajiralongkorn can get started, just like we ordinary people ride bicycles.
To be honest, there are many royal men who take flying airplanes as a "hobby" or even a profession.
For example, former King Hussein of Jordan. When he visited China in 1983, he flew a special plane from the Middle East to Beijing, and his son, the current King Abdullah II, was also an excellent fighter pilot. In anger at the time of the Islamic State's ravages, Abdullah II, enraged, burned a Jordanian fighter pilot to bomb the Islamic State (below).
Alexander, the King of the Netherlands, loves civil aviation. For a long time, he concealed his identity as crown prince, worked as a co-captain at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and "served the people" in the front line of work until he took office in 2017.
The one with the big round face on the right is His Majesty the King
Okay, let's look at the Thai side.
Because King Vajiralongkorn was a "military controller", his daily hobby was to fly airplanes. Then, in order to cater to the hobbies of the superiors, the women of the Thai queen's harem not only willingly accepted the "militarized management" and cut their hair like a tomboy, but also seized every opportunity, studied and practiced diligently, and mastered the "military skills" such as flying planes, parachuting, and shooting, and were heroic and handsome.
Moreover, each of them also holds a very loud military title, from captain to admiral.
In fact, throughout the monarchy, most members of the royal family will enjoy the corresponding "military titles", even if many of them have no service experience at all, or even participate in formal military training.
Typically, like britain, "Princess of the People" Diana, and Prince Charles's "sequel" Camilla, they are all "British Royal Navy Colonels".
On the Thai side, according to the Thai Constitution, the new Thai king will automatically become the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and the marshal of the army, navy and air force, and have the right to canonize other people's corresponding "military titles".
For example, during the reign of Rama IX, King Bhumibol crowned Queen Sirikit as Admiral of the Navy, and she is by far the highest-ranking woman in Thai history;
Left: Rama X and the Noble Concubines; Right: Rama IX and his wife
In addition, Rama IX also solemnly crowned Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn (now King Rama X) and Crown Princess Sirindhorn, two "candidates" for the air, land and navy generals... The crown prince's third wife, former Crown Princess Simira, was also honored as a "major general" in the Thai Army.
Simila saluted back, and it was like this
In addition, even Thaksin Shinawatra, Abhisit and Yingluck, who were not part of the military, held the rank of honorary general.
There was even the dog named Fufu (deceased), who was also named Marshal of the Air Force.
Former Thai Army "Major General" holding "Air Marshal" in his hand
Of course, these "generals" did not have actual military power, but were just honorary titles of nobility. In addition to the harem women of the King of Thailand, the sons and daughters of the King of Thailand will also be named "generals" after a certain age. Typically, like the Grand Princess Pachala, she was promoted to "General" the year before.
Thai military uniforms followed the british example
Giving harem women various honorary ranks, this operation, more like giving them a ranking and grading, can be regarded as a "Thai style of court management".
However, the reason why King Vajiralongkorn ranked his harem women in the form of military ranks was in large part to avoid being accused of "ignoring the law".
Because, as early as 1935, Thailand's Civil Code officially stipulated the implementation of monogamy nationwide, polygamy is illegal, and will face the charge of "bigamy".
Mr. and Mrs. Rama IX, The parents of Vajiralongkorn, took the lead in practicing "monogamy". The old king, in particular, Bhumibol, was quite loyal to his wife.
The heroines of Bhumibol's photography are all their beloved wives
Even if the wife was suspected of cheating, her appearance and body changed greatly in her later years, and the old king's pampered eyes had not changed
The queen of Rama IX, Sirikit, has a powerful family, the two live equally, and Sirikit is always a little petty and indulgent in her daily life - they all say that their sons follow their mothers, as if it makes sense
Unexpectedly, in the generation of the amorous monarch Vajiralongkorn, after nearly a century, Thailand actually surprised the "noble concubine".
Isn't the king afraid of breaking the law?
Well, it depends on which angle you analyze it from.
Because, the Thai Constitution stipulates that the monarch has judicial immunity and can not accept any charges and trials.
It is clear that the constitution is above the civil law and has the final interpretation power.
Therefore, the King of Vajiralongkorn in the Kaleidoscope took advantage of this bug, cleverly circumvented the relevant legal provisions, and solemnly crowned the title of Major General Srinina as "Noble Concubine" and included it in the official thai royal family.
However, after all, Thailand is also a modern legal state, as the monarch of the country, if you do not take the law too seriously, it is bound to affect your prestige and the overall image of the royal family.
Therefore, Vajiralongkorn would not directly crown the queen beauties as concubines subordinate to the Thai royal family. Then, using the militarized management model to maintain the harem, and using military ranks to reflect the "seat" and identity, is a good choice.
After all, as mentioned earlier, King Vajiralongkorn and his old man were a "military control", so it was not too cool to enjoy the beauty of the country and passionately command the training of soldiers.
Training photos of Queen Suthida
Finally, let's talk about why these harem guards with loud ranks, except for the queen with long hair and the noble concubine with medium and long hair, the rest of the unnamed women are all short hair?
There are many melon eaters who analyze that in the harem of the King of Thailand, in addition to looking at the rank, the hairstyle can make people distinguish between three, six, nine and so on ~ women with formal wives and concubines are allowed to leave feminine hairstyles or even long hair.
Typical, like this noble lady's hairstyle changes.
In addition, some people speculate that the King of Vajiralongkorn was worried that there was a hidden weapon hidden in his long hair, and he was assassinated by these "nameless" women around him...
Well, it is estimated that the TV series has been watched too much, and it is also the kind of costume film in the era of cold weapons...
In fact, the first explanation seems to be more plausible.
And, if you look at the real historical old photos, you will find that modern Thai women, especially young unmarried women, once did popularize the dress of short hair.
The thai aristocratic women of the mid-19th century are roughly equivalent to the era of the movie "The King and Anna"
This habit originated at the end of the Ayutthaya Dynasty (1351-1767). During these years, the whole territory of Thailand was in turmoil, and the king called on both men and women to be prepared to fight for their country. Therefore, the female nobles, in order to show patriotism, many resolutely cut their hair short.
In the civilian class, women also rushed to follow suit, cutting their hair short. Of course, in addition to catching up with the fashion, the main purpose is to disguise as a man, to facilitate escape, but also cool and easy to take care of.
By the time of the Bangkok Dynasty, Thai women had always had long hair and short hair in parallel, and different regions had their own exquisite and aesthetic.
One of the trends is still women cutting their hair short.
At that time, the most fashionable short hair style was probably the following picture - the top of the head was combed into an upright shape, shaved into a plate around, and some ears would have two more strands of long thin hair. It is more common in aristocratic girls who are not yet out of the cabinet.
There are also "simple models" that do not leave two long strands of thin hair
By the mid-to-late 19th century, Rama V Chulalongkorn (the son of the film Anna and the King and the royal teacher Anna Leonvins became the "little" Thai prince) vigorously carried out modernization reforms based on his father Rama IV.
The king's determination to reform was unusually strong.
In 1873, King Rama V even directly abolished the "five-body surrender" kneeling ceremony commonly used in Thai royal palaces today, announcing that the entire territory of Thailand would perform western bowing and handshake ceremonies.
Rama V believed that the kneeling prayer was a concrete manifestation of the cultural roots of human oppression, and that the people must first stand up, and the people should have dignity before the country can have dignity.
King Rama V and his sons, all dressed in dress, stood tall and full of ambition
At this time in Thailand, the upper class imitated European etiquette everywhere, men bowed in public places, women performed knee bending ceremonies, in addition to the death of the king, the coronation of the new king and other special solemn and traditional ceremonies, large-scale prostration and worship occasions on weekdays were not common.
Gradually, the above-mentioned Thai girl "tomboy head", which seems to outsiders to be somewhat "hot-eyed", has also been discarded from top to bottom as a "backward custom".
Thai women have pursued Western fashion, and they all have long hair and medium long hair for beauty.
Dressed thai wealthy class women in early 20th century
Later, however, with the changes in the situation at home and abroad, the "King of the People" Rama IX Bhumibol resumed the "five-body surrender" kneeling ceremony in the era.
However, it should be noted that such a large gift has long become their national habit, and it is mostly used to solemnly express respect or worship. In special formal occasions, students will also kneel to the teacher, and children will also crawl to kneel to their parents.
As for why the harem maids of Rama X are now all short haircuts, in addition to the personal preferences of the King of Thailand's "military control", it seems that there is really a sense of identity - after all, once, in Thai high society, only girls who are not out of the cabinet have short hair;
Then, if these female guards want to curl their long hair in the palace, they may only "marry" the king directly through hard work, like noble concubines.