A translation from Dai Yuen of one of the major versions of the Chronicle of Chiang Mai, a major city in northern Thailand, which was the capital of Lanna Thai, a former kingdom in northern Thailand.

History of Northern Thailand.

Declan Power, the intrepid investigative reporter of the Chiang Mai Chronicle, receives an envelope stuffed with cash. It is sent by his longtime nemesis Martin Gay. The message is simple: Rescue me.Chiang Mai suddenly finds itself gripped with terror as a serial killer wreaks havoc in the seedy underbelly of the ancient city. This mirrors the mood of the nation as Thailand is embroiled in a political turmoil that is teetering on civil war. All the while, a Chiang Mai tycoon has set his sights on reviving the long dormant Lan Na Kingdom and placing a crown on his head.Power sniffs a story. The disappearance of his enemy, a mass murderer on the loose, and the political intrigue gripping the nation, are all wrapped in one package. Can Declan Power put the deadly clues together and solve the riddle?Follow Power as he treads through the erotic nooks and dark alleyways of the exotic city of Chiang Mai. The city comes alive as Power tracks down the psychotic killer who would bring Chiang Mai to its knees.

Lan Na is the name of a conglomerate of Thai city-states that covered roughly the area of modern north Thailand between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Lan Na's influence reached far into the neighbouring regions, most under the leadership of the city-state of Chiang Mai. Beginning with the popular legends, this wide-ranging narrative takes us through prehistoric and protohistoric periods, through history, up to the present day. While the writing of Lan Na history is still in its infancy, this brief and highly readable volume is a welcome step towards developing a fuller history of Northern Thailand.

A new translation of the 1894 chronicle by a high-ranking official from the Nan kingdom, a once-powerful principality whose territory encompassed all of what is now northwestern Laos and neighboring portions of China, in addition to the present province of Nan in Thailand. It details the history of the principality, the legendary origins of the Nan River Valley, the rituals and customs of the Nan, the moral duties of the ruler, and royal genealogy. A fascinating portrait of Thai history and culture.

Chronicles of Chiang Khaeng goes far beyond a mere annotated translation of four Lu chronicles. The polyglot co-authors, Grabowsky and Wichasin, take the annotations out of their meticulously researched footnotes of the translation proper and deftly integrate them into a history not only of a principality in northwestern Laos but a panorama of the jostlings for power among other chiang and their respective chao in the upper Mekong region. This geographic area outlines a cultural realm that shared Buddhist ethics and dhammic writing while also subscribing to the notion of hierarchy reinforced by demands for tribute, the display of regalia and pomp, and the brutal armed removal of local populations in incessant wars over human resources. Myth and history merge in these chronicles, which document sibling and spousal rivalries in networks of intermarriage and political alliances among the elite of the region. All of this was taking place at a time in history when the British and French arrived on the scene to engage China and newly emerging Siam in a mapping exercise that brought an end to centuries of regional rule by previously fairly autonomous city states. In this careful study, Chiang Khaeng emerges as a paradigm of a Southeast Asian tributary state with more than one overlord. Chronicles is a model of translation skill and historical acumen at its finest.

The first full history of a great commercial and political center that rose in Asia over almost five centuries.