Thipchang (, lit. "Divine Elephant") or ceremonial name
Phraya
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Thipphachak (พระยาทิพย์จักร) was sovereign of
Lampang during a period of sovereignty not subject to
Burmese,
Ayuthian or
Lanna
The Lan Na kingdom or the Kingdom of Lanna (, , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; , , ), also known as Lannathai, was an Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
The cultural developme ...
nese rule. He is regarded as the progenitor of the
Dibayachakkradhiwongse dynasty, the forefathers of the bloodline of the Lords of Chet Ton. He was married to Lord Mother (Mae Chao) Pimpa Mahathewi (แม่เจ้าปิมปามหาเทวี) of Ban Pa Nat Dam (บ้านป่าหนาดดำ), Ban Ueam (บ้านเอื้อม), and ruled from 1732 to 1759.
Biography
In 1730, Lampang faced civil war. At the time, Thip Chak had been a hunter, but had spearheaded the group of soldiers that assassinated the ringleader of the rebellion, Thao Maha Yot. This had originally been commanded of the sovereign of Lampang by the Burman
Konbaung dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty (), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in history of Mya ...
. According to the Chronicles of Chiang Mai, he later subdued an uprising in
Lamphun
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, and in his final years ruled his realm on the foundations of Buddhist doctrine.
References
-Ongsakul, Sarassawadee, ''History of Lanna'', translated by Chitraporn Tanratanakul, Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, Thai text 2001, English text 2005,
-''The Chiang Mai Chrinicle Ed.2'', translated by David K. Wyatt and Aroonrat Wichienkaeo, Chiengmai: Silkworm Books, 1998,
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1759 deaths
Rulers of Lampang
Year of birth unknown
18th-century Thai monarchs
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