Lanna

Also known as Lan Na, Lanna Kingdom, Lannathai, Yonarattha, Yonkarattha, Kingdom of the Yuon, Bingarattha, Kingdom of the Mae Ping

Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries

Key facts

Status: Tributary of Burma (1558–1775) , Vassal of Siam (1776–1909)
Capital: Chiang Mai
Official languages: Northern Thai (1292–1579) Burmese (1579–1775)
Spoken languages: Northern Thai , Shan , Central Thai
Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Government: Mandala kingdom
1292 1311 first: Mangrai
1441 1487: Tilokkarat
1551 1564: Mekuti
1579 1607 08: Nawrahta Minsaw
1768 1775 last: Po Mayu-nguan
Historical era: Post-classical era , early modern era
War with ayutthaya: 1441–1474
Burmese tributary: 1558–1775
Siamese conquest: 15 January 1775
Currency: Cowrie shells

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1775-01-15
inception: 1292-00-00
Commons category: Lanna Kingdom

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Today part of Thailand Myanmar China

The Lan Na kingdom or the Kingdom of Lanna (Northern Thai: ᩋᩣᨱᩣᨧᩢᨠ᩠ᨠ᩼ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶᨶᩣ, pronounced [ʔāː.nāː.tɕǎk láːn nāː], "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; Thai: อาณาจักรล้านนา, RTGS: Anachak Lan Na, pronounced [ʔāː.nāː.tɕàk láːn nāː]), also known as Lannatai (Northern Thai: ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶᨶᩣᩱᨴ), was a kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to the 18th centuries.