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Mangrai
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Also known as Phaya Mangrai, Mengrai, Pho Khun Mangrai

Mangrai (; ; c. 1238–1311) was the 25th king of Ngoenyang (r. 1261–1292) and the first king of Lan Na (r. 1292–1311). He established a new city, Chiang Mai, as the capital of the Lan Na Kingdom (1296–1558).

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Born
13 November 1913
Died
14 July 1987
Works
3

Top works

  • The Shan States and the British annexation
  • The Shan States and the British annexation
  • The P̲āḍaeng chronicle and the Jengtung state chronicle translated

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Mangrai
Royalty.image
King Mangrai Statue, Pho Khun Intersection, Chiang Rai (2026) - img 03.jpg
Royalty.caption
King Mangrai Monument in Chiang Rai
Royalty.succession
King of Lan Na
Royalty.reign
1292–1311/1317
Royalty.predecessor
Himself as King of Ngoenyang
Royalty.successor
Chaiyasongkhram
Royalty.succession1
King of Ngoenyang
Royalty.reign1
1261–1292
Royalty.predecessor1
Lao Meng
Royalty.successor1
Himself as King of Lan Na
Royalty.house
Mangrai dynasty
Royalty.father
Lao Meng
Royalty.mother
Ua Ming Chom Mueang
Royalty.birth_date
1239
Royalty.birth_place
Chiang Saen, Ngoenyang
Royalty.death_date
1311/1317
Royalty.death_place
Chiang Mai, Lan Na

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Early years
  • Chiang Mai Era
  • Death and succession
  • Notes
  • References

Mangrai (; ; c. 1238–1311) was the 25th king of Ngoenyang (r. 1261–1292) and the first king of Lan Na (r. 1292–1311). He established a new city, Chiang Mai, as the capital of the Lan Na Kingdom (1296–1558).

==Early years== thumb|A portrait of Ua Ming Chom Mueang in King Mangrai the Great was born on 23 October 1238, in Ngoen Yang (present day Chiang Saen), Thailand, on the Mekong River, a son of the local ruler Lao Meng and his wife Ua Ming Chom Mueang, a princess from the Tai Lue city of Chiang Rung, which is now called Jinghong, in Sipsongpanna (Xishuangbanna), China.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mangrai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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