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ไม่ไปจิ้ มก้อง : ไทยยุติ ความสั มพั นธ์กั บจี น สมั ยรั ชกาลที่ ๔ - รั ชกาลที่ ๕ 108 The Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand Vol. 40 No. 3 Jul-Sep 2015 Abstract The End of Tribute System between Siam and China In the Reigns of King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn Wutdichai Moolsilpa Associate Fellow of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, The Royal Society of Thailand. Although the tribute system was important for politics and economy of Siam, the system expressed and accommodated the unequal relationship and erected an artificial barrier between Siam and China. Thus, King Mongkut stopped the 561 years of tradition of sending tribute to the emperors of China in 1853. However, China tried to remind Siam to pay tribute to China many times, but Siam ignored china’s demand. Then came the break of the official relations between these two countries in 1884. Keywords:  Tribute, King Mongkut, King Chulalongkorn, China, Official Relationship