Thailand History: The Story of the Lanna Kingdom

Today, I will focus on the lost (but not forgotten) history of the Lanna Kingdom of Thailand in Southeast Asia. Please join me on this exciting journey through history.

#thailand #southeastasia #history

[SilasHaslam]

Just found out about your channel. You did a marvelous job concentrating on the lesser-known history of Lanna in just 13 min video. As a “Northern Thai” myself, I have always been fascinated by the architectural style of the North. In my observation, the quintessential northerner style of architecture is less ornamental compared to its central Thai counterpart. There are much fewer influences from Hindu and Khmer and mostly maintains the Animistic and Buddhism core more than Ayuthaya. Some of the newer temples with more extravagant features are either an influence from Burmese occupied (16th - 18th century) or Central Thai (last 100 years). Anyhow, I don’t mean to put a verdict and decide which style is superior to the others but as you have mentioned in the video, the golden period of Lanna deserves its praise. The simplicity core of Buddhist philosophy with some little touches of delicacy sprinkled on top which can be observed from that period, results in a subtle beauty that is unique and represents the spirit of the Lanna people. A land of cool tranquility with a perpetual calm atmosphere by its nature.

[gjotwds]

1515 Battle of Me Wang
in 1515 in Thailand, the king of Siam Ramathibodi II and the portuguese
and many muskets defeated the forces of Chiang Mai, a fierce battle was
fought on the banks of the Me Wang River, the Chiang Mai were defeated
( Chiang Mai “Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields )

[jim.pearsall]

Tai people (I’m native born, 1/2 Thai, from Bangkok) can understand and communicate with each other, no matter which region… north (Lanna), northeast (Isaan), Lao, central, or south. Besides each regional dialect, many provinces will have their area dialect or unique word choices - but we can verbally communicate and understand each other (mutually intelligible). (I was just in Luang Prabang, Laos last week - and had no issues communicating using Thai and understanding Lao.) All related greater Tai tribes. Great video.

[josefrees]

I get to spend three months right outside of Chiang Mai! The Lan Na language is still around too. Very interesting. The walls of the old city are still there and really cool.

[chanajeffus]

I LOVE your videos! Thank you for making them

[sandycheng]

It's so good to know your chanel. I did notice there are fanta in front of the spirit house.I am Chinese and i am in Chiangmai now. I like here very much. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤❤

[gaiamagna]

Wow...great job! Love to learn more about Burgan[?] and others in Myanmar in the same period of Lanna and Sukhothai...please

[vandalekchaichan-szgy]

thank you so much for this! i had this on my exams and i forgot everything about my own country

[alejandroparedes]

It's curious to know that one of the descents of the royal family of Lanna is the aunt of Minnie (Nicha Yontararak) a member of a K-Pop group

[nont]

Actually you left out the main reason King Mungrai changed the capital from Chiang Saen to Chiang Rai and then Chiang Mai.
Before Mungrai was born, Chiang Saen used to be a prosperous capital city of Singanavati kingdom aka Yonok kingdom.

According to the legend, the fall of the Yonok kingdom happened because the civilians caught a huge eel in Kok river (a tributary of Mekong river). Meanwhile, a witch in the Chiang Saen warned the civilians that this eel is not an ordinary eel, it’s a descendant of Naga, a mythological serpent. And by eating it is like an insult to the Naga god which will lead to the apocalypse. Unfortunately, the civilians ignored her and butchered and cooked said eel for the entire population of the kingdom which led to the earthquake which destroyed the Yonok kingdom and caused it to submerge under the Mekong river (the very same manner as the Atlantis empire) and wiped out this once glorious kingdom overnight. And since all the civilians and the monarchy of Yonok kingdom are all dead, it led to a huge power vacuum in that area which caused Mungrai to take advantage of this and migrate his people to Chiang Mai to establish the new kingdom of Lanna and make himself a sole hegemony of the region.

Also, for the record, the whole Naga’s descendant thing might never happen but what actually happened is that there’s a huge earthquake that destroyed the city of Chiang Saen which caused it to sink under the river and become Thale Sap Chiang Saen Lake in the present day.

[buddhidev]

Thank you for an accurate map on the video's cover.

[JerryAss]

How could YouTube algorithm ignore this channel

[happysadsmile]

You should do a video about the successor of the Lanna, the Kingdom of Chiang Mai

[WaterShowsProd]

Great to hear, albeit brief, mention of The Karen people, especially as today just happens to be Karen New Year 2763!

[nont]

8:35 The funny part is that people only offer the spirits strawberry flavor as well. No orange fanta or sprite or coca cola.

[figckfz]

back then before merg with Bankkok goverment and become Thailand the Northern Thailand is knowing as Lanna Kingdom they have really close relationship with Laos or back then know as Lan Xang so Lanna is million of rice field and Lan Xang is Million of elephant and Lan Xang it's also have a good relationship with Ayutthaya so Thailand back than is or by all mean Kingdom of Rama and on the other side of Kong river is Krug-sri-sat-ta-na-ka-na-hut wish translate to Great Kingdom of million elephant or shortly is Lan Xang ( million elephant )
so since Lanna and Lan Xang has a good relationship and after Siam conquer Lanna and LanXang we call them both "Laos" but there's also have a detail to call them specific like Black belly laos or "White belly laos witch comes from their signature tattoo that we called "morm"(มอม) accully there's still a lot more detail but that's all for now

[CrimsonAlchemist]

Imagine The Burmese just paid tribute to the Qing Emperor instead of going against him, the Burmese Empire would have kept the Lana Kingdom as a vessel into the 19th century possibly integrated into British Burma

[josefrees]

Thai history has a lot of stuff. the story of the Rama’s has a little bit of everything haha

[msnmorningglory]

Lanna culture is heavily influenced by Burmese the festivals in Lanna are also Burmese festivals celebrated according to Burmese Calender : Burmese calender is used by Lanna, Siam, xishaungpaana up to 1889.onOnce Lanna was Burmese rules and water festival was celebrated there only of all Siam, others parts of Siam never celebrated as much .
Now Thai gov cunningly took Burmese water festival as their and even tried to get unesco heritages which is unforgivable discreditable act of Thai gov and corrupted UNESCO.

[TheXzody]

Red fanta = Blood for spirits
*ancient Hindu traditions