Inthawichayanon ( th, อินทวิชยานนท์, , , ; nod,
, c. 1817 – 23 November 1897) was the 7th Ruler of
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
and Ruler of
Lanna
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 ...
from 1870 until his death in 1897. His daughter, Princess
Dara Rasmi of Chiang Mai
Dara Rasami (; th, ดารารัศมี, , , August 26, 1873 – December 9, 1933), was a princess of Chiang Mai and Siam (later Thailand) and the daughter of King Inthawichayanon of Chiang Mai and Queen Thip Keson of ...
became King
Rama V
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
's Princess Consort. During his reign the ties of the previously independent tributary state with the central government in Bangkok were intensified, culminating in the creation of the
Monthon Phayap in 1892, by which Lanna was formally annexed.
Born on c. 1817 as Prince Inthanon (เจ้าอินทนนท์) to ''Phraya Maha Phrom Khamkhong'' (พระยามหาพรหมคำคง), lord viceroy of Chiangmai, and ''Princess Khamla'' (คำหล้า). He is a grandson of ''Prince
Khamfan
Khamfan (Thai name: เจ้าเศรษฐีคำฝั้น or พระยาคำฝั้น, born 1756) was the eighth son of Chao Pha Chai Keaw (Prince Keaw) and Phra Mae Chao Chantadevi (Princess Chantadevi).
At the time of Khamfa ...
'', the 3rd ruler of Chiangmai. He was concerned about the preservation of the mountain forests in the
Thai highlands
The Thai highlands or Hills of northern Thailand is a mountainous natural region in the north of Thailand. Its mountain ranges are part of the system of hills extending through Laos, Burma, and China and linking to the Himalayas, of which they ma ...
. Before he died he ordered that his remains be kept at Doi Luang, the highest mountain of the
Thanon Thong Chai Range
The Thanon Thong Chai Range ( th, ทิวเขาถนนธงชัย, , formerly Thanon Range; Burmese ''Tanen Taunggyi'') is a mountain range in northern Thailand. Its tallest peak is Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand. Most ...
, which was renamed
Doi Inthanon
Doi Inthanon ( th, ดอยอินทนนท์, ) is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is in Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province. This mountain is an ultra prominent peak, known in the past as ''Doi Luang'' ('big mountain') or '' ...
after his death.
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In 1883, a rumour that
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...
of Great Britain intended to adopt his daughter, Dara Rasmi, spread from Burma to Chiangmai and Bangkok, alarmed Siamese government of British desire in Lanna. The Siamese King sent his brother,
Prince Bijitprijakara, to Chiangmai to forward the King's proposal to Dara Rasmi.
He was only King Ruler in history who awarded
Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri.
References
1897 deaths
Rulers of Chiang Mai
Chet Ton dynasty
People from Chiang Mai province
Year of birth unknown
19th-century Thai monarchs
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