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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ