Three Kings Monument
Bronze trio of allied medieval kings whose pact led to founding this old Lanna capital.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Three Kings Monument in Chiang Mai starts with a royal scandal, King Ramkhamhaeng's affair with the wife of King Ngam Muang of Phayao, and the war it nearly started. It follows how Lanna's King Mengrai stepped in to broker peace between the two rivals in 1287, and how the three men went on to choose the ground beneath this monument for a new capital nine years later. Ramkhamhaeng and Ngam Muang flank Mengrai in bronze, a pairing worth studying from the square in front.
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