Mangrai
Mangrai
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King Mangrai Monument in Chiang Rai | |
| King of Lan Na | |
| Reign | 1292–1311/1317 |
| Predecessor | Himself as King of Ngoenyang |
| Successor | Chaiyasongkhram |
| King of Ngoenyang | |
| Reign | 1261–1292 |
| Predecessor | Lao Meng |
| Successor | Himself as King of Lan Na |
| Born | 1239 Chiang Saen, Ngoenyang |
| Died | 1311/1317 Chiang Mai, Lan Na |
| House | Mangrai dynasty |
| Father | Lao Meng |
| Mother | Ua Ming Chom Mueang |
| Mangrai | |
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"Phaya Mengrai" in Tai Tham script | |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᨻᩕ᩠ᨿᩣᨾᩢ᩠ᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ |
Mangrai (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕ᩠ᨿᩣᨾᩢ᩠ᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ; Thai: มังราย; 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).