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Mangrai
Sign in to saveMangrai (; ; 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).
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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5 sectionsContents
- 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.