title: 1850 in Siam
text: # 1850 in Siam
  
  The year 1850 was the 69th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam (now known as Thailand). It was the twenty-seventh year in the reign of King Rama III.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Rama III
  * Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavangsayana (Nag)
  
  ## Events
  
  * March – Mission led by Joseph Balestier on behalf of the United States of America arrives in Bangkok to discuss trade and diplomatic treaties, mission fails to achieve anything.
  * August – Mission led by James Brooke on behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland arrives in Bangkok to discuss a new and more favourable trade treaty, mission fails to achieve anything.
  