Yotchiangrai ( th, ยอดเชียงราย, also called Yot Chiang Rai, Phraya Yot Chiang Ra and Yot Mueang) was the thirteenth monarch of the
Mangrai Mangrai ( nod, ; th, มังราย; 1238–1311), also known as Mengrai ( th, เม็งราย),The name according to historical sources is "Mangrai", and this is used in most modern scholarly applications. "Mengrai", popularised by a 19 ...
Dynasty that ruled
Lan Na
The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...
in what is now northern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
. He ruled between 1487 and 1495. He was a son of ''Thao'' (Prince) Bunrueang, the only son of King
Tilokaraj
Tilokaraj ( th, พระเจ้าติโลกราช, ), also spelt Tilokarat and Tilokkarat, was the 9th monarch of the Mangrai Dynasty.
Early life
According to the Chiang Mai Chronicle, he was the sixth child of King Sam Phraya (also k ...
who had been executed by his grandfather on suspicion of disloyalty. He ruled from the death of his grandfather until he abdicated in favour of his son in 1495.
References
Rulers of Chiang Mai
15th-century monarchs in Asia
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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