Kingdom of Chiang Mai
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Kingdom of Rattanatingsa or Kingdom of Chiang Mai (Thai: นครเชียงใหม่; full name: รัตนติงสาอภินวปุรีสรีคุรุรัฎฐพระนครเชียงใหม่; RTGS: Rattana Tingsa Aphi Nawa Puri Si Khuru Rattha Phra Nakhon Chiang Mai) (Northern Thai: ᩁᨲ᩠ᨲᨶᨲᩥᩴᩈᩣᩋᨽᩥᨶᩅᨷᩩᩁᩦᩈᩕᩦᨣᩩᩁᩩᩁᨭᩛᨻᩕᨶᨣᩬᩁᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵) was the vassal state of the Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom in the 18th and 19th century before being annexed according to the centralization policies of Chulalongkorn in 1899. The kingdom was a successor of the medieval Lanna kingdom, which had been under Burmese rule for two centuries until it was captured by Siamese forces under Taksin of Thonburi in 1774. It was ruled by the Thipchak Dynasty and came under Thonburi tributary.
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Kingdom of Chiang Mai | |||||||||
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1802–1899[lower-alpha 1]/1939[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||
Status | Tributary state of Siam | ||||||||
Capital | Chiang Mai | ||||||||
Official languages | Central Thai | ||||||||
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Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Lord Ruler | |||||||||
• 1802–1813 | Kawila (1st) | ||||||||
• 1871–1897 | Inthawichayanon (7th) | ||||||||
• 1910-1939 | Kaew Nawarat (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Modern history | ||||||||
• Installation of Kawila | 1802 | ||||||||
• Dissolution | 1899[lower-alpha 3]/1939[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||
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Today part of | Thailand Burma |
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