![]() ![]() In 1992, the city pillar was moved from Wat Klang Wiang to Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong, where it is known as Sadue Mueang ( Thai: สะดือเมือง), the "navel" or omphalos of the city.Ĭhiang Rai lies on the flat alluvial plain of the Kok River, a tributary of the Mekong, between the Daen Lao Range in the north and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the south. Many years later, the clunky-looking mud Buddha was found to actually house a magnificent jade statue, perhaps by way of the earthquake mentioned above-which caused a piece of the clay to break off-revealing the jade beneath. Another telling of the story has the "Emerald Buddha" hastily covered in mud just before marauders entered to pillage. The beautiful jade figure was then seen concealed within. In 1432, during the reign of King Sam Fang Kaen of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the Phra Kaeo, or Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha statue, was discovered in Chiang Rai when an earthquake split the chedi at Wat Phra Kaeo of Chiang Rai city. ![]() Siam (Thailand) annexed Chiang Mai in 1899, and Chiang Rai was proclaimed a province of Thailand in 1933. ![]() It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became a Chiang Mai vassal. Subsequently, Chiang Rai was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. The word 'Chiang' means 'city' in Thai, so Chiang Rai would mean 'the City of (Mang) Rai'. The city was founded by King Mangrai in 1262 : 208 and became the capital of the Mangrai Dynasty. ![]()
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