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King Ramkhamhaeng (1275-1317) claims to have created an alphabet for Siamese language in 1292, which later developed into the Thai alphabet. The alphabet was probably derived from, or at least influenced by, the Khmer alphabet. Thai , a Tai-Kadai language spoken by about 25 million people in Thailand, the Midway Islands, Singapore, the UAE and the USA.

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Thai (Siamese) is the official language of the Kingdom of Thailand. It is but one of many languages and dialects belonging to the historical or proto-Tai family, which is divided into three major branches: Northern Tai, Central Tai, and Southwestern Tai. Thai (Siamese) is in the third branch of the family, which also includes the Lao dialects of Laos, the Shan dialects of Upper Burma, several Tai dialects spoken in Yunnan Province in China, such as Tai Lue in the Sipsongpanna Region and Tai Dam, which originated in northwestern Vietnam but has now appeared greatly transformed in Laos and the U.S. -chiefly in Iowa- as part of the diaspora from the wars in Indochina.

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Prior to becoming Government House, the area within the boundaries of these walls known as Ban Norasingh or Villa Norasingh. The owner of this house was General Admiral Chao Phraya Ram Raghop (Mom Luang Fua Phungbun), a distinguished government official during the reign of King Vajiravudh, Rama VI. Among the important posts he held are Regent, Royal Page, Privy Councillor, Vice President of the Sua Pa Organization, Army General, and Navy Admiral. He was greatly favoured by King Vajiravudh who kept him as his close aide and appointed him Head of the Royal Chambers. He also dined at the royal table every lunch and dinner throughout the entire Sixth Reign and accompanied the king alone of occasion.