Lamphun province used to be called the city of Haripoonchai. It is an ancient city of approximately 1,343 years. According to the legend of Yonok, Haripoonchai was built by a hermit called Wasuthep. Wasuthep asked sons of the Mengkha or the Mons to build this city in an area between the two rivers namely Kuang and Ping. Once the city was built, Wasuthep sent an emissary to invite the daughter of a Lawo king called ‘Chammadevi’ to become the first monarch of Haripoonchai. Her dynasty ruled Haripoonchai for several generations until the reign of Phraya Yiba in which the power was transferred to King Meng Rai the Great who united the northern kingdoms into Lanna Kingdom. Even though Lamphun was under the rule of Lanna, the city provided knowledge and heritage of arts and culture to the new rulers as can be seen in the city of Koomkam, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Hence Lamphun was still regarded as an important city for arts and culture of Lanna Kingdom until the reign of King Taksin Maharaj of Thonburi. Under the reign of King Taksin, Lamphun was annexed into the Thai kingdom yet retained its own rulers until the Ratanakosin period. After the revolution in 1932, after the last ruler of Lamphun, Major General Chao Chak Kham Kachornsak, passed away, Lamphun has become a province with a governor from the centre until today.
Lamphun province used to be called the city of Haripoonchai. It is an ancient city of approximately 1,343 years. According to the legend of Yonok, Haripoonchai was built by a hermit called Wasuthep. Wasuthep asked sons of the Mengkha or the Mons to build this city in an area between the two rivers namely Kuang and Ping. Once the city was built, Wasuthep sent an emissary to invite the daughter of a Lawo king called ‘Chammadevi’ to become the first monarch of Haripoonchai. Her dynasty ruled Haripoonchai for several generations until the reign of Phraya Yiba in which the power was transferred to King Meng Rai the Great who united the northern kingdoms into Lanna Kingdom. Even though Lamphun was under the rule of Lanna, the city provided knowledge and heritage of arts and culture to the new rulers as can be seen in the city of Koomkam, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Hence Lamphun was still regarded as an important city for arts and culture of Lanna Kingdom until the reign of King Taksin Maharaj of Thonburi. Under the reign of King Taksin, Lamphun was annexed into the Thai kingdom yet retained its own rulers until the Ratanakosin period. After the revolution in 1932, after the last ruler of Lamphun, Major General Chao Chak Kham Kachornsak, passed away, Lamphun has become a province with a governor from the centre until today.
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