He was the 38th child of King Chulalongkorn, and his mother was The Noble Consort (Chao Chom Manda) Morakot Phenkul, daughter of Lord (Phraya) Mahindrasakdi Dhamrong and Dame (Thanpuying) Hunn Phenkul.

He hired Dr. Kametaro Toyama from the University of Tokyo to teach the Japanese practice of silk and weaving to Siamese students.

King Chulalongkorn established a silk-weaving factory in the sub-district of Sala-Daeng, under the control of the Ministry of Education.

The main responsibility of the Department of Silk Technicians the School of Sericulture, which was established in November 1903 at Dusit Palace.

On 16 January 1904, there was another School of Sericulture in Pathum Wan, for the purpose of creating a specialist research and training of Thai employees.