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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Ngam Muang of Phayao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King Mengrai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mangrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Chiang Mai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedYear | 1296 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
King Mengrai Monument in Chiang Rai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statues in Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| conquered | Hariphunchai Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Lanna Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | 13th-century monarchs of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tai Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Lao Meng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAlliance |
Phayao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sukhothai Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Chiang Mai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiang Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanna Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mengrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiang Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ua Ming Chom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Chiang Mai as capital of Lanna
ⓘ
expanding Tai power in northern mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ founding the Lanna Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ngoenyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chiang Mai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Lanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Ngoenyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| royalHouse | Mangrai dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Chaiyasettha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | Hariphunchai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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