Thailand: King Rama I (20 March 1736  7 September 1809), Phra Phuttha Yodfa Chulaloke Statue at the foot of Memorial Bridge, Bangkok. Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chakri Borommanat Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, posthumously titled 'the Great', or Rama I was the founder and the first monarch of the reigning House of Chakri of Siam (now Thailand). He ascended the throne in 1782, after defeating a rebellion which had deposed King Taksin of Thonburi. He was also celebrated as the founder of Rattanakosin (now Bangkok) as the new capital of the reunited kingdom.