Lan Na

Lan Na was a Tai Yuan kingdom in the northern Thai highlands, ruled from Chiang Mai, which Mangrai founded in 1296. In 1337 his descendant Phayu held the throne.

Under Tilokaraj, a Buddhist council recompiled the Tipitaka near Chiang Mai in 1477. Burmese king Bayinnaung captured Chiang Mai in 1558; Lan Na broke away in 1596 but returned to Burmese-backed rule after 1614. In 1775 Kawila of Lampang, aided by Siam, expelled the Burmese. Lan Na became a Siamese vassal and later split into five principalities.