Lanna Crafts IV

Lanna History (cont.):

The Lanna Kingdom history is continuing performed in this post with some wonderful Lanna Crafts to be shown.

Picture of Phrathat Doi Suthep Temple
in Chiang Mai province, Thailand.

Age of Lanna Kingdom under the regime of Burma (Myanmar) was during the period of 2101-2317 B.E.. Burmese King Bayinnaung had invaded and conquered the Lanna Kingdom from the north since 2101 B.E., until 2317 B.E. in the reign of Siamese (Thai) King Taksin the Great, the Lanna Kingdom was ruled under Siam or Thailand.

Among the above mentioned age under the Burmese Rules, Siamese King Naresuan the Great, and King Narai the Great in two different periods of time set the troops from Ayutthaya (the capital of Siam) to conquer Chiang Mai, the capital of Lanna Kingdom. Besides, there were some parts of time which Chiang Mai and its colonial cities were separated to be isolated states, because of the internal political problems of Burma from time to time.

Today recommended Crafts/Handmade Products:

Handmade Pendant & Necklace
wax cord & coconut shell
Chiang Mai in Thailand /
L.18-36 cm

- ‘Handmade Pendant & Necklace wax cord & coconut shell Chiang Mai in Thailand / L.18-36 cm’, impressive craft: coconut shell pendant with the wax cord necklace from Chiang Mai.

Thai Fashion Silk
Rope Handbags -
Handmade in
Chiang Mai

- ‘Thai Fashion Silk Rope Handbags - Handmade in Chiang Mai', handmade beautiful and unique handbag from Chiang Mai, Thailand (Not available at stores or even unique import gift shops.), strong, durable craftsmanship, all hand stitching and native materials, long string can be tucked inside the purse for use as a clutch, accentuated with Thai Silk mosaic artwork and a mesh section near the top, mesh material is reinforced throughout the bag and the bottom, zipper closure at the top seals bag completely.

(To be continued)

Lanna Crafts III

Lanna History (cont.):

There are a lot more attractive Lanna Crafts which will be shown later on, whilst the interesting Lanna history is continuing presented as follows. 

Picture of a reconstructed Lanna Royal Pavilion
in Chiang Mai province, Thailand.

The Decline and Fall Age of Lanna Kingdom was in 2068-2101 B.E.. There were many main issues of decline; at that time, there was a four years period which no king reigned the kingdom because of nobility’s conflict, king’s assassination, and king’s dethronement. Furthermore, another issue was the structure of Lanna Kingdom, many towns were settled down in valleys which were easily isolated independently.

From the previous, the kings of Lanna tried to build up relatives-relationships by marriages of Lanna’s princes or princesses with the colonial cities’ for stronger and stable kingdom. Later, when the kingdom grew larger with more expanding of territory, the kingdom itself needed more efficient bureaucracy than relatives system. The Lanna Kingdom failed to change the system which leaded to be declined and defeated easily against more powerful growing neighbor, Burma (Myanmar).

Today recommended Crafts/Handmade Products:

- ‘Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand', famous and beautiful, hand-woven cotton bag, native cloth.

Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand

- ‘Handmade Hair Barrette soft CAPTIVATING !! wood flower paint color/ W.2.5 cm. /L.18.5 cm. Chiang Mai Province in Thailand', a beautiful hair barrette craft from Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Handmade Hair Barrette soft CAPTIVATING !! wood flower paint color/ W.2.5 cm. /L.18.5 cm. Chiang Mai Province in Thailand

(To be continued)