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
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.
Kaew Nawarat
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Major General Prince Kaew Nawarat was the 36th and last King of Lanna and Prince Ruler of Chiang Mai, reigning from 1910 to 1939. He succeeded Intavaroros Suriyavongse. His seat was within Lanna's cap
Nakhon Chiang Mai (1775–1899)
…in 1902, under banners of Lanna traditions, as a resistance to centralization policies. Inthawarorot died in 1910 to be succeeded by his son Prince Kaew Nawarat as the last ruler of Chiang Mai. Trainline from Bangkok finally reached Chiang Mai in 1921, connecting Lanna to the Central Plains. Siamese Revolution…
King Kaew Naowarat