Chiraprapha

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Chiraprapha Maha Devi ( Thai : พระนาง จิร ประภา มหาเทวี , RTGS : Phra Nang Chiraprapha Maha Thewi) was the regent of the Lan Na Empire in northern Thailand between 1545 and 1546 .

Life

The Emerald Buddha

Chiraprapha was a daughter of King Ket Chettharat (ruled 1526 to 1538) and became queen in a time of great upheaval for Lan Na. She was made queen while the nobles sought the king of the Lao Empire of Lan Xang , Setthathirat , as their new ruler.

Chairacha , King of Ayutthaya , tried to take advantage of Lan Na's problems and take over the land. In order to save her empire, Chiraprapha welcomed the enemy in a friendly way at the temple Wat Lok Moli . Behind her back, however, she drove the journey from Setthathirat to Luang Phrabang .

Setthathirat took the throne from Lan Na in 1546 and Chiraprapha became his queen. When Setthathirat returned to Laos because he had to fear for his throne there, his new queen accompanied him with the highly revered Buddha image , the Emerald Buddha (Phra Kaeo) .

Worth mentioning

Chiraprapha plays a role in the Thai historical film The Legend of the Suriyothai by Chatrichalerm Yukol (2001).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wyatt (2003), p. 71

literature

personal data
SURNAME Chiraprapha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chiraprapha Maha Devi (full name); จิ ระ ประภา; พระนาง จิร ประภา มหาเทวี (Thai)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of Lan Na
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century