A brief history of the Lanna Kingdom..........
Lanna Thai Kingdom or Kingdom of million rice fields was a state in what is now northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries. The cultural development of the people of Lanna, the Tai Yuan people, had begun long before as successive Tai Yuan kingdoms preceded Lanna. As a continuation of the Ngoenyang kingdom, Lanna emerged strong enough in the 15th century to rival the Ayutthaya kingdom, with whom great wars were fought. However, Lanna was weakened and then fell under Burmese tributary. From the 16th century, Lanna was ruled by successive puppet kings appointed by the Burmese kings, though some enjoyed autonomy. The Burmese rule gradually withdrew but then resumed as the new Konbaung dynasty expanded Burmese influences.Taksin of Thonburi finally took Lanna in 1774 and broke it down into a number of tributary kingdom
Mangrai, the 25th king of Ngoen Yang of Lavachakkaraj , centralized the city-states of Ngoen Yang into a unified kingdom and allied with the neighboring Kingdom of Payao.In 1262, Mangrai moved the capital from Ngoenyang (modern Chiang saen) to the newly-founded Chiangrai-naming the city after himself. Mangrai then expanded to the south and subjugated the Mon Hariphunchai kingdom centered on modern Lamphun in 1292. Mangrai swore allegiance with two other kings – Ngam Muang of Payao and Ramkamhaeng of Sukhothai. Mangrai moved the capital several times. He founded Chiangmai in 1296 and eventually settled there. Claimed territories of Mangrai’s Lanna include modern northern Thailand provinces (with exception of Prae- which was under Sukhothai – and Payao and Nan – the Kingdom of Payao), Kengtung, Mong Nai, and Chiang Hung (modern Jinghong in Yunnan).
The Temple was a place where notable monks would reside because it was close to the palace. Over the years the temple was often abandoned.
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