Mengrai

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Mengrai was the 13th-century founder and first king of the Lanna Kingdom in northern Thailand, renowned for establishing Chiang Mai as its capital.

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Mengrai canonical 2

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instanceOf founder of state
historical figure
king
alliedWith Ngam Muang of Phayao
Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai
alsoKnownAs King Mengrai
linked to: King Mangrai

Mangrai
birthCentury 13th century
capitalEstablished Chiang Mai
capitalEstablishedYear 1296
commemoratedBy King Mengrai Monument in Chiang Rai
statues in Chiang Mai
conquered Hariphunchai Kingdom
linked to: Lanna Kingdom
countryOfOrigin Lanna Kingdom
deathCentury 14th century
era 13th-century monarchs of Southeast Asia
ethnicGroup Tai Yuan
father Lao Meng
linked to: King Lao Meng
formedAlliance Phayao
Sukhothai Kingdom
linked to: Sukhothai
founded Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Lanna Kingdom
givenName Mengrai
influenced political structure of Northern Thailand
knownFor city planning of Chiang Mai
diplomacy among Tai states
legacy foundational figure of Lanna culture
symbol of Northern Thai identity
monumentLocatedIn Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
mother Ua Ming Chom
notableFor establishing Chiang Mai as capital of Lanna
expanding Tai power in northern mainland Southeast Asia
founding the Lanna Kingdom
placeOfBirth Ngoenyang
placeOfDeath Chiang Mai
positionHeld King of Lanna
predecessorState Ngoenyang
region Northern Thailand
linked to: northern Thailand
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
royalHouse Mangrai dynasty
successor Chaiyasettha
territorialExpansion Hariphunchai

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King Mangrai alsoKnownAs Mengrai
Mengrai givenName Mengrai