King Mengrai (or Mangrai) (1239-1317) was the founder of the Lao kingdom Lannathai. // Events Births June 17 - King Edward I of England (died 1307) December 17 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (died 1256) Peter III of Aragon (died 1285) John II, Duke of Brittany (died 1305) Ippen, Japanese monk (died 1289) Deaths March 3 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1187) March... Events The Great Famine of 1315-1317. ... Lannathai (often short Lanna, English One Million Thai Rice Fields, Thai ล้านนาไทย) was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai. ...

Mengrai was born in Chiang Saen as son of the local ruler Lao Meng and Princess Ua Ming Chommuong, from the ruling family of the Thai Lue of Chiang Rung, Yunnan. 1259 Mengrai succeeded his father and become the first independent Lao King of an unified Lao city states in Northen Thailand and Northern Laos. In 1262 he founded the city Chiang Rai as the new capital. The kingdom grew quickly to the south by both alliances and also conquests of neighbors. In 1281 (or 1292) he defeated the Mon kingdom of Haripunchai, adding Lamphun to his kingdom. In 1287 Mengrai made a peace pact with King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Sukhothai and Ngam Muang, ruler of the smaller principality of Phayao. In 1296 Mengrai moved his capital south by founding Chiang Mai (new city). The Dai is the officially recognized name of an ethnic group living in southern Yunnan Province of China, and also in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. ... Looking west along the Mekong in the evening. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Events Strasbourg becomes a Free City of the Holy Roman Empire First Visconti become the lord of Iceland swear fealty to the king of Norway, bringing an end to the Icelandic Commonwealth Births Ladislaus IV of Hungary Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona... Nakhon Chiang Rai, showing the ancient city walls and more recent gates : Pratu Nang Ing (ประตูนางอิง) Pratu Chiang Mai (ประตูเชียงใหม่) Pratu Wai (ประตูหวาย) Pratu Pa Daeng (ประตูป่าแดัง) Pratu Pi (ประตูผี) Pratu Kha Tam (ประตูขะต๊ำ) Pratu Tha Nak (ประตูท่านาค) Pratu Tha Sai (ประตูท่าทราย) Pratu Tho (ประตูท่อ) Pratu Yang Soeng (ประตูยางเสิ้ง) Pratu Jao Chai (ประตูเจ้าชาย) Pratu Sri (ประตูสรี) Nakhon Chiang Rai (Thai เชียงราย; locally also... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... The Mon are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... Haripunchai (or Haribhunjaya) was a Mon kingdom in northern Thailand in the centuries before the Thais moved into the area. ... Lamphun is a town in northern Thailand, capital of the Lamphun Province. ... Construction of the Uppsala Cathedral began in 1287. ... Statue of King Ramkhamhaeng Ramkhamhaeng the Great (c. ... The Sukhothai kingdom was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city Sukhothai. ... Phayao is a town in northern Thailand, capital of the Phayao Province. ... Events March 30 - Edward I stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then Scottish border town with much bloodshed. ... A street scene in Chiang Mai, showing (centre right), a gate of the old city wall. ...

Mengrai died in 1317 in Chiang Mai. During a thunderstorm he was hit by lightning in the city's market. He was succeeded by his grandson Saen Phu; the throne was soon thereafter usurped by Khun Krua, but Saen Phu regained the throne in 1324. Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ...