A king of this country considerably lessened the trade restrictions of the Burney Treaty by agreeing to the Bowring Treaty with Great Britain.
A ruler of this country worked towards establishing an "official nationalism" by creating the paramilitary Wild Tiger Corps. This country was forced to give up territories to France after August Pavie leveraged the Paknam Incident against it. A king of this country considerably lessened the trade restrictions of the Burney Treaty by agreeing to the Bowring Treaty with Great Britain. That king of this country responded to a letter from James Buchanan by offering to send elephants and employed as a governess the author of The Romance of the Harem, Anna Leonowens. For 10 points, name this Southeast Asian country that was never colonized by the Europeans and was once ruled by Mongkut, or Rama IV, who was the basis for a character in The King and I.
A ruler of this country worked towards establishing an "official nationalism" by creating the paramilitary Wild Tiger Corps.
Siam [or Kingdom of Thailand; or Ratcha Anachak Thai; or Prathet Thai]