{"slug": "chiang-mai", "label": "Chiang Mai", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52028", "qid": "Q52028", "description": "city in Chiang Mai province, Thailand", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1296, 1663], "span_label": ["1296 CE", "1663 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Chiangmai"], "related": [{"slug": "thailand", "label": "Thailand", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "toungoo-dynasty", "label": "Toungoo dynasty", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "lan-na", "label": "Lan Na", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "myanmar", "label": "Myanmar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ayutthaya-kingdom", "label": "Ayutthaya Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bayinnaung", "label": "Bayinnaung", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mangrai", "label": "Mangrai", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1296, "year_label": "1296 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 12", "text": "April 12 – King Mangrai the Great of Ngoenyang establishes a new capital by founding Chiangmai, and founds the Mangrai Dynasty, that will rule the Lanna Kingdom of Chiangmai from 1296 to 1578 (the 700th Anniversary Stadium will be built in remembrance of this foundation).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368372269#January–December", "title": "1296", "revid": 1368372269, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1487, "year_label": "1487 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – At Chiang Mai, in what is now part of northern Thailand, King of Lan Na, Prince Yotchiangrai becomes the new reigning monarch upon the death of his father, King Tilokaraj.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366465965#April–June", "title": "1487", "revid": 1366465965, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1564, "year_label": "1564 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – When four divisions of the Burmese Army arrive at Lamphun, 12.5 mi from Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai's defenses flee the city. Bayinnaung spares the life of King Mekuti of Lan Na, and then spends next four months administering the annexed territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363117508#October–December", "title": "1564", "revid": 1363117508, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1565, "year_label": "1565 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – The army of Burma, under the command of King Bayinnaung conquers Chiang Mai, capital of the Siamese Kingdom of Lan Na, and departs on November 30.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1323811827#October–December", "title": "1565", "revid": 1323811827, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1603, "year_label": "1603 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – In modern-day northern Thailand, the rulers of Chiang Mai retake control of the Nan province and capture its ruler, Cao Cetabut.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656830#April–June", "title": "1603", "revid": 1366656830, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1663, "year_label": "1663 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 10", "text": "February 10 – The army of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) captures Chiang Mai from the Kingdom of Burma (now Myanmar), using it as a base for launching a larger attack on the Burmese coast in November.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365988068#January–March", "title": "1663", "revid": 1365988068, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}