During his reign (in 1717 ) important events took place in Chiengmai. A Lao named T’ ep Singh raised a rebellion against the Burmese,many of whom were massacred, including the Burmese Prince, Min Renra, a Sigh only ruled Chiengmai for a short time. He was in his turn ousted by a Luang P’rabang Prince, Ong K’am, who routed a Burmese army sent against him in 1728, and was after wards crowned as Prince of Chiengmai. Chiengmai, which had been under Burmese rule ever since 1556, maintained a precarious independence from 1728 till 1763, thoug much disturbed by internal strife during most of that period.