Inthawichayanon

Inthawichayanon (Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Template:RTGS, IAST: Template:IAST, Template:IPA; , c. 1817 – 23 November 1897) was the 7th Ruler of Chiang Mai and Head of Lan Na from 1870 until his death in 1897.<ref name="kasetsiri.2022">Kasetsiri, C. (2022). Thailand: A Struggle for the Nation. Singapore: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. p. 170. Template:ISBN</ref> His daughter, Princess Dara Rasmi of Chiang Mai, became King Rama V'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 Lan Na was formally annexed.<ref name="kasetsiri.2022"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Born in 1817 as Prince Inthanon<ref name="kasetsiri.2022"/> (เจ้าอินทนนท์) to Prince Maha Phrom Khamkhong (เจ้ามหาพรหมคำคง) and Princess Khamla (เจ้าคำหล้า). Inthanon was a grandson of Prince Khamfan, the 3rd ruler of Chiang Mai.<ref>Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière, and Jackson, P. A. (2022). "Khun Suwan's Lan Na style 'Vimanmek' mansion," Spirit Possession in Buddhist Southeast Asia Worlds Ever More Enchanted. Copenhagen K: Nordic Institute of Asan Studies. p. 238. Template:ISBN</ref>

Reign

Inthanon married Princess Thip Keson, the eldest daughter of King Kawilorot Suriyawong, granting him the right of succession to the throne. In 1870, he ascended to the throne as King Inthawichayanon. However, the true power resided with his wife, who possessed wisdom and governance skills.

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Stupa of Inthawichayanon, Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai.

He was concerned about the preservation of the mountain forests in the Thai highlands. Before he died, he ordered that his remains be kept at Doi Luang, the highest mountain of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, which was renamed Doi Inthanon after his death.<ref>Heath, J. E. (2019). "Doi Inthanon, Thailand (Doi Luang)," The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (eBook). London: Oxford University Press. Template:ISBN</ref>

In 1883, a rumour that Queen Victoria of Great Britain intended to adopt his daughter, Dara Rasmi, spread from Burma to Chiang Mai and Bangkok. This alarmed the Siamese government of the British desire in Lan Na. The Siamese King sent his brother, Prince Bijitprijakara, to Chiang Mai to forward the King's proposal to Dara Rasmi to become the King's Princess Consort.<ref>Snodgrass, M. E. (2022). "Dara Rasmi (August 26,1873-December 9,1933) playwright, costumer, linguist, singer, dancer, fabric artisan Siam," Asian Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary, 2700 BCE to Today. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 74–75. Template:ISBN Template:LCCN</ref>

Royal decorations

• 1893 –  File:Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
• 1886 –  File:Order of Chula Chom Klao - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• 1886 –  File:Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• 1875 –  File:Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
• 1893 – File:Ribbon bar of Dushdi Mala - Civilian, Service to the Nation (Thailand).svg Dushdi Mala Pin of Service to the Nation

References

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