The ''sokan'' ceremony (), often translated as royal tonsure ceremony, was an important royal practice in Siam (now

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

). It was an elaborate form of the Thai topknot-cutting ceremony, reserved for royalty of ''

phra ong chao The precedence of Thai royalty follows a system of ranks known as ''thanandon'' (), which are accompanied by royal titles. The Sovereign There are two styles which can be used for a king in ordinary speech, depending on whether he has been crow ...

'' rank and above.

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