Mae Ku
Mekuti Sutthiwong
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Mekuti as Yun Bayin nat | |
| King of Lan Na | |
| Reign | 1558 – 1564 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Wisutthithewi |
| King of Lan Na | |
| Reign | 1551 – 1558 |
| Predecessor | Setthathirath |
| Successor | None |
| Died | 1581 |
| House | Mangrai dynasty |
Mekuti Sutthiwong (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕᨾᩮᨠᩩᨭᩥᩈᩩᨴ᩠ᨵᩥᩅᩫᨦ᩠ᩈ᩼; Thai: เมกุฏิสุทธิวงศ์; died 1581) or Mae Ku (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨾᩯ᩵ᨠᩩ; Thai: พระแม่กุ) was king of Lan Na from 1551 to 1564.: 29 His reign saw the transition of Lan Na into a vassal state under the Burmese-led Toungoo empire, following Bayinnaung's capture of Chiang Mai. In Burmese folk religion, Mekuti is venerated as Yun Bayin (Burmese: ယွန်းဘုရင်, pronounced [jʊ́ɰ̃ bəjɪ̀ɰ̃]; lit. 'King of the Yuan'), one of 37 nats in the official pantheon of Burmese nats.