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Tilokaraj ( th, พระเจ้าติโลกราช, ), also spelt Tilokarat and Tilokkarat, was the 9th monarch of the Mangrai Dynasty.
He became king in 1443 by deposing his father, and within a year had imposed control over
Early life
According to the Chiang Mai Chronicle, he was the sixth child of King Sam Phraya (also known as Samfangkaen). The 'lok' part of his name means sixth.King of Lan Na
He became king in 1443 by deposing his father, and within a year had imposed control over Nan
Nan or NAN may refer to:
Places China
* Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China
* Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China
Thailand
* Nan Province
** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province
* Nan River
People Given name
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and Phrae
Phrae (; ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Phrae Province.
The town occupies ''tambon'' Nai Wiang of Mueang Phrae District. It has an area of nine kilometres2 and a population of 17,971 (2005). Phrae is 555 km no ...
. He also attacked Chiang Rung, and the Shan region several times but could not impose control. He faced several revolts. He had his favorite son, Bunruang, executed on suspicion of disloyalty. While clearly a warlike ruler, he was also a vigorous patron of Sri Lankan-style Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
, building several monasteries including Wat Chet Yot
Wat Chet Yot ( th, วัดเจ็ดยอด, lit: seven-spired temple) or officially called Wat Photharam Maha Wihan ( th, วัดโพธารามมหาวิหาร, from sa, Bōdh Rāma Mahā Vihāra) is a Buddhist temple (Wa ...
and Wat Pa Daeng
Wat Pa Daeng ( th, วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร, literally "red forest temple") is a Buddhist temple located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Wat Pa Daeng historically served as the center for the Araññavasi forest-dwelling mon ...
, and enlarging Wat Chedi Luang
Wat Chedi Luang ( th, วัดเจดีย์หลวง, lit. ''temple of the big stupa'' or ''temple of the royal stupa'') is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made ...
to house the Emerald Buddha
The Emerald Buddha ( th, พระแก้วมรกต , or ) is an image of the meditating Gautama Buddha seated in a meditative posture, made of a semi-precious green stone (jasper rather than emerald or jade), clothed in gold. and about ...
.
See also
*List of rulers of Lan Na
This article lists the lord ruler of Lan Na from the foundation of the Ngoenyang in 638 until the end of Kingdom of Chiang Mai under Siamese administration in 1939.
Kings of Ngoen Yang
# Lawachangkarat ''or'' Lavachankaraja ''or'' Lao Chong
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* Đại Việt-Lan Xang War (1479–84)References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangrai Rulers of Chiang Mai 1409 births 1487 deaths Tai history Thai monarchs 15th century in Thailand 15th-century monarchs in Asia