Inthawichayanon ( th, อินทวิชยานนท์, , , ; nod, LN-King Inthawichayanon

, 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.http://www.chiangtungbiz.com/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1/962/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%8C.html 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 {{thailand-royal-stub