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The Brahmans are stated to have still maintained a leading position in the royal court of Siam. ‘They preside over coronation and other important ceremonies, and occupy as honourable a position as the Buddhist monks in the royal court. They compose the names of the princes, towns, and temples in Sanskrit. They also act as *Hora*, or astrologers, and *Āchār* (i.e. Achārya, preceptor) of pagodas.’¹