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Mangrai

Type Figure Region Lan Na Time 1239–1317 Also known as King Mangrai

Mangrai was the founding king of Lan Na in the 13th–14th centuries (c. 1239–1317), who succeeded to the throne of Ngoen Yang around 1259, founded Chi…

Timeline

  1. 1259–1261Chiang Saen · Chiang Rai ProvinceAround 1259 Mangrai succeeded his father Lao Meng as ruler of Ngoen Yang in the upper Mekong region, and began planning the unification of the surrounding Tai polities.
  2. 1262–1270Chiang Rai · Chiang Rai ProvinceIn 1262 Mangrai founded Chiang Mai... [continuing]
  3. 1271–1317Chiang Mai · Chiang Mai ProvinceAfter the 1270s Mangrai continued his southern campaigns, conquering Hariphunchai in 1292 and founding Chiang Mai in 1296 as the Lan Na capital, unifying a vast area of northern Thailand until his death in 1317.

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