For 10 points, the longest-tenured head of state in the world, Rama IX, currently leads what ruling house of Thailand?
This dynasty became the subject of a mini-scandal after a leading geo-historian admitted that basically all national historians know that one of its kings was flamboyantly gay, but nobody will actually write it down. This dynasty faced a coup orchestrated by the "Seven Promoters" and "Four Tiger Soldiers." A missionary to this dynasty, Dan Beach Bradley, introduced the printing press and advised its educational reforms. This dynasty weathered 1912's "Palace Coup" against the aforementioned not-so-secretly-gay king Vajiravudh, 30 years before the (*) Manopakorn ministry transitioned it from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. This dynasty was charged with playing a nefarious role in the Black May democratization riots by the unauthorized biography The King Never Smiles, which has been diligently censored by its current king. For 10 points, the longest-tenured head of state in the world, Rama IX, currently leads what ruling house of Thailand?
This dynasty became the subject of a mini-scandal after a leading geo-historian admitted that basically all national historians know that one of its kings was flamboyantly gay, but nobody will actually write it down.
Royal House of Chakri or Chakri Dynasty