Chao Ong Kham | |||||
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King of Luang Phrabang King of Lanna | |||||
King of Luang Phrabang | |||||
Reign | 1713–1723 | ||||
Predecessor | Kingkitsarat | ||||
Successor | Inthasom | ||||
Vice King | Inthasom | ||||
King of Lanna | |||||
Reign | 1727–1769 | ||||
Predecessor | Thepsin | ||||
Successor | Ong Chan | ||||
Born | ? Chiang Hung (Sipsong Panna) | ||||
Died | 1769 Chiang Mai | ||||
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Father | Indra Kumara (ruler of Chiang Hung) | ||||
Mother | Nang Gami |
Chao Ong Kham (Thai: เจ้าองค์คำ; died 1769 in Chiang Mai), also known as Ong Nok, was the king of Luang Phrabang from 1713 to 1723, later the king of Lanna from 1727 to 1769.[1]
Ong Kham was a son of Indra Kumara, who was the king of Chiang Hung (Sipsong Panna)[citation needed] and also grandson of Sourigna Vongsa.[1]
Ong Kham was a cousin and also a son-in-law of Kingkitsarat.[citation needed] He seized the Luang Phrabang throne after Kingkitsarat in 1713. Ten years later, he was deposed by Inthasom when he was away on a hunting trip.[1] Ong Kham joint the monkhold for several years. After Thepsin assassinated the local Burmese governor, Ong Kham was offered the throne of Lanna in 1727.[citation needed] He ruled until his death in 1769.