Singhanavati

Singhanavati Kingdom
สิงหนวัติ (Thai)
691 BCE–638 CE
Capital
Common languagesOld Thai
Religion
Buddhism (Theravada and Mahayana)
GovernmentChiefdom
Historical eraPost-classical era
• Establishment
691 BCE
• Fall of Yonok
545 CE
• Foundation of Ngoenyang
638 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Souvannakhomkham
Ngoenyang

Singhanavati (Thai: สิงหนวัติ, RTGSSinghanawat) was a Tai semi-legendary kingdom based along the Kok River in the Chiang Rai Basin in northern Thailand,[1] existed from 691 BCE to 638 CE.[1]: 7  It was centered in Yonok Nahaphan (Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai) and then moved to Vieng Prueksa [th] (Fang District) after the old capital was submerged below Chiang Saen Lake due to an earthquake in 545.[2][3][4]

Singhanavati evolved into the Ngoenyang Kingdom in 638, which continued to the formation of Lan Na in 1292.

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  2. ^ "เมืองโยนก นครในตำนานล้านนา" (in Thai). Fine Arts Department of Thailand. 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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  4. ^ Wood, Spencer H.; Wood, Layle R.; Ziegler, Alan D. (2 November 2015). "Natural degradation of earthworks, trenches, walls and moats, Northern Thailand". Journal of Field Archaeology. 40 (6): 675–694. doi:10.1080/00934690.2015.1103645. ISSN 0093-4690. S2CID 32414373.