Chiang Mai History

Mengrai founded the city. (Meaning "new city") in 1296, and was successful.Beijing is the capital of the Lanna Kingdom. The city is surrounded by mountains, with Burma near the boundary wall, and a great threat to the Empire Lannathai city was occupied by either the Burmese or Thais from Ayutthaya. Because of the war against Burma culminated in the fall of Ayutthaya in April 1767, Chiang Mai, between 1776 and 1791.Lampang the capital from what had been up by Lannathai.

Wat Chiang Man, the oldest Buddhist temples in the city.

City official aid by 1774 as part of an agreement with them Siamin Kavila after the Thai King Taksin drove Burma. Mai slow growth in the importance of culture, trade and economy for the current status as the capital of the northern part of Thailand, second only to Bangkok.

At the northwest corner of the wall.

People say Kham Muang (also known as Northern Thai or Lanna) amongst themselves. But Thai media used in class and understood by all. English in the hotel and tourism related companies and used with many educated people speaking English.The Kham Muang alphabet is now only studied by scholars and Northern Thai is commonly used. calligraphy Thai standards.

Community with the health district (sanitary), which was created in 1915 in the community (Saban) 29 มีนาคม 1935 when upgrading published in the Gazette, Paper No. 52 § 80 starting from 17.5 km2 (7 sqmi) in the right place. 40.216 km2 (16 sqmi) on April 5, 1983 extended.

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