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The Kingdom of Lan Na or Lanna was a kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand which existed from the 13th to 18th centuries. The kingdom was historically called Mueang Lanna or Mueang Lanna T
Central Chedi at Wat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
Nakhon Chiang Mai was a tributary city-state under the Siamese rule covering the modern-day areas of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Mae Hongson. It was established in 1775 after the Siamese conquest of L
Lan Na
…Lan Na, taking over Chiang Saen. He then tried to take over Burma's Shan state of Kengtung and Sipsongpanna (1803–1808) but failed. Nonetheless, the Kingdom of Chiang Mai, as a vassal state of Siam, had come into existence. Under Siamese suzerainty, Lan Na kingdom was divided into five smaller principalities, namely the…
Dominions of the Chet Ton dynasty, c. 1883
Kawila, originally ruler of Lampang, became ruler of Chiang Mai in 1797 and was appointed as King of Chiang Mai in 1802 as a vassal ruler. Kawila played a great role in the transfer of Lanna from Burma to Siam and in defenses against Burmese invasions.
Wat Pasak in Chiang Saen is one of the few structures that survived the destruction of Chiang Saen in 1804.
Expeditions by Lanna princedoms into northern Tai Khuen and Tai Lue states.