The hospital was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888, two years after a worldwide cholera outbreak, and after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakutapun, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital.
The hospital was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. Prince Siriraj Kakutapun were King Chulalongkorn in 1888. This was two years after a worldwide cholera outbreak, and after the king's 18-month old son. Prince Siriraj Kakutapun had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital.