Wild Tiger Corps

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The Wild Tiger Corps was a paramilitary organization in early 20th-century Siam that served as a royalist, nationalist force closely aligned with the monarchy and used to promote loyalty and modern military discipline.

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Label Occurrences
Wild Tiger Corps canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf paramilitary organization ⓘ
royalist organization ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf Vajiravudh ⓘ
linked to: Rama VII
allegiance King Vajiravudh ⓘ
monarchy of Siam ⓘ
associatedWith Chakri dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Chakri Dynasty

Thai royal court ⓘ
commandStructure directly under the king ⓘ
country Siam ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
foundedBy Rama VI ⓘ
Vajiravudh ⓘ
linked to: Rama VII
hasCharacteristic elite ⓘ
loyal to the king ⓘ
militaristic ⓘ
nationalist ⓘ
historicalRegion Rattanakosin Kingdom ⓘ
ideology Thai nationalism ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ
royalism ⓘ
languageOfCommand Thai ⓘ
leader Vajiravudh ⓘ
linked to: Rama VII
leaderTitle king of Siam ⓘ
linked to: King of Thailand
locatedIn Bangkok ⓘ
organizationType volunteer corps ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-republican ⓘ
pro-monarchy ⓘ
purpose instill modern military discipline ⓘ
promote loyalty to the monarchy ⓘ
promote nationalism in Siam ⓘ
serve as a royal bodyguard force ⓘ
recruitment volunteer basis ⓘ
relatedTo Royal Thai Army ⓘ
Thai monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Thai royal family
role counterbalance the regular army ⓘ
support the absolute monarchy ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
symbolism symbol of royal nationalism ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
trainingFocus discipline ⓘ
loyalty to the king ⓘ
military drill ⓘ
physical fitness ⓘ
usedFor political mobilization in support of the monarchy ⓘ
propaganda for royalist ideology ⓘ

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King Vajiravudh → founded → Wild Tiger Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)