Yotchiangrai

Yotchiangrai
  • ᨻᩕ᩠ᨿᩣᨿᩬᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
Statue at Wat Ram Poeng, Chiang Mai Province
King of Lan Na
Reign1487-1495
PredecessorTilokaraj
SuccessorKaew
HouseMangrai dynasty
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Yotchiangrai (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕ᩠ᨿᩣᨿᩬᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ; Thai: ยอดเชียงราย, also called Yot Chiang Rai, Phraya Yot Chiang Ra and Yot Mueang) was the tenth monarch of the Mangrai dynasty that ruled Lan Na in what is now northern Thailand. Ruling between the death of his grandfather Tilokaraj in 1487 and the crowning of his son in 1495, his reign is known as the centre of the Golden Age for the kingdom. During this period, the kingdom saw a flourishing of Buddhist art.

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