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Camadevi
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Also known as Chammathewi, Queen Cama, Queen Cham, Jamadevi, Chamadevi

Camadevi (also spelt Jamadevi, ; ; , ; , ; 7th-century – 8th-century) was the first monarch and queen of Haripuñjaya, which was an ancient Mon kingdom in present-day Northern Thailand before it was conquered by the Kingdom of Lan Na.

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Royalty.name
Camadevi
Royalty.image
Camadevi_(I).jpg
Royalty.caption
Queen Camadevi's Monument in Lamphun
Royalty.succession
Queen of Haripuñjaya
Royalty.reign
662–669 (7 years), or 662–679 (17 years), or 659–688 (29 years)
Royalty.predecessor
King Tripop
Royalty.successor
King Hanayos
Royalty.birth_date
623 or 633
Royalty.birth_place
Kingdom of Lavo
Royalty.death_date
715 (age 91–92), or 731 (age 97–98)
Royalty.death_place
Kingdom of Haripuñjaya
Royalty.spouse
Phraya Kanwandis, or Prince Ramrat
Royalty.issue
MahantayotAnantayot
Royalty.father
King Chakkrawat (King Chakkrawadiraj), or Inta, Nong Duu villager
Royalty.dynasty
Chamadevi

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Camadevi (I).jpg
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name in native language
จามเทวี
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6 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Marriage
  • Ruling Haripuñjaya
  • Death
  • Monument
  • References

Camadevi (also spelt Jamadevi, ; ; , ; , ; 7th-century – 8th-century) was the first monarch and queen of Haripuñjaya, which was an ancient Mon kingdom in present-day Northern Thailand before it was conquered by the Kingdom of Lan Na.

Most records of Camadevi mention her life period differently. For example: Chinnakanmalipakon said that she reigned in 662 for 7 years; Manit Wallipodom's research mentioned that she was born in 623, reigned in 662 for 17 years and died in 715 at the age of 92; and the legend of Camadevi, translated and edited by Suttavari Suwannapat, mentioned that she was born in 633, reigned from 659 up to 688 and died in 731.

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