Lanna
Sign in to saveAlso 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lanna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.