The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo

'"II be protected from dangers ~nd that
[R•m~kok] "ill !. not
JUSt lor the benefit or Luart !_( l'rub:tng but also
lor tit~ bend it or B-angkok.
TI1csc efTore.o to extend power over th~: depcndcncaes
were part of a ~..:ric'
of C\ en IS
begmmng when Nllg Cltulalunj!knm assumed
rc::~l power on hi~ lx:coming ~I ye:u~ old. that is.
wlum he became :l "gre-at kms 111 his "'' n righf'_
As lhc 1-..ing who had w t.."M.!I'\;i'l: supreme power.
h~ felt obliged tu protect ~ II "rO)'lll prnpcrty"tha1
he had i nheri1~d fro111 hi> mynl lblhcr in order to
pn:St:l"\'l! ··unified nalc'', ~~,_,, 'I hi~ ~m:n n.:ICrs to that
0\ cr \\ hich t.hc klng ha:') supreme power and m
\\ hich the lang acted tor the purpo>e or bnngmg
J>n'e'I\.'S< In areas o• cr "h•ch the kmg dtd not
c\cn:i..c ~uprcme po\\-er or could nm enforce wti-­
tic-d rule. the king obsef\ed:
IInttctl his dmy to benefit c•cry gmup in
society nu~ the kingdom as a whole. ft c nuteJ
in thb rc~ord,
In utlh:t cmuHt ic ..., I he pcopk rcnnnd the ktng co
t.akc u~1ion In our coUtwy. it ~ the 1cins :~ l one
\\hO d,~e,lh~ actmg tOr the benefit ol th.: cuuntry
and th.: hilppule,~d·f the pooplc. nus ·~ why ht