Lan Na

Lan Na was a state in Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1292 to 1775 CE, about 483 years. Its people spoke Kra-Dai languages (Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang).

Mangrai founded Chiang Mai in 1296 as capital of a northern Tai kingdom with its own script and Buddhist scholarship. Burma ruled it from 1558 until Siamese-backed lords drove the Burmese out in 1775.

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Facts

Dates

1292 to 1775 CE

Duration

483 years

Type

State

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Kra-Dai

Capital

Chiang Mai

Came from

• Haripunjaya c. 660 to 1292 CE

Became

• Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) 1782 to 1932 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1293 Mongol expedition to Java
• 1405 Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
• 1431 Ayutthaya sacks Angkor
• 1471 Dai Viet conquers Vijaya
• 1511 Portuguese capture Malacca
• 1521 Magellan killed at Mactan
• 1565 Manila galleon route opens
• 1619 Batavia founded

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Pagan Kingdom 849 to 1297 CE
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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