Haripuñjaya

According to the Cāmadevivaṃsa, Jinakalamali and Singhanavati chronicles, the city was founded between 629–57 AD However, this date is now considered too early, and the actual beginning is placed at around 750 AD. At that time, most of what is now central Thailand was under the rule of various Mon city-states, known collectively as the Dvaravati kingdom. Queen Jamadevi gave birth to twins, the older succeeding her as the ruler of Lamphun, and the younger becoming ruler of neighboring Lampang. The local legend said that at the beginning of her reign, Haripuñjaya's Jamadevi defeated the Lawa dynasty's Khun Luang Wilangka, the 13th king of Raming Nakhon (), but her 2 princes married the 2 princesses of King Vilanga and both dynasties became allies. ==Flourishing and downfall==

-style square 'stepped pyramid' chedi, Wat Chamadevi from the 12th–13th century CE In the twelfth century, during the reign of King Adityaraja, who, together with his brother Chadachota (), were previously princes of Suphannabhum but fled to Haripuñjaya after the kingdom was annexed by Lavo of Tambralinga's prince Kampoch, came into conflict with the Khmers who took over Lavo from Tambralinga in 1002. Adityaraja, with an assist from Suphannabhum, Lamphun inscriptions from 1213, 1218, and 1219, mention King Sabbadhisiddhi endowing Buddhist monuments. The early 13th century was a golden time for Haripuñjaya, as the chronicles talk only about religious activities or constructing buildings, not about wars. Nevertheless, Haripuñjaya was besieged in 1292 by the Tai Yuan king Mangrai, who incorporated it into his Lan Na ("One Million Rice Fields") kingdom. The plan set up by Mangrai to overpower Haripuñjaya began by dispatching Ai Fa () on an espionage mission to create chaos in Haripuñjaya. Ai Fa managed to spread discontent among the population, which weakened Haripuñjaya and made it possible for Mangrai to take the kingdom over. Phraya Yi Ba, the last king of Haripuñjaya, was forced to flee south to Lampang. == List of rulers ==

Names of monarchs of the Haripuñjaya kingdom according to Tamnan Hariphunchai (History of Kingdom of Haripuñjaya): • Camadevi (662–669) • Hanayos (669–749), son of the previous • Kumanjaraj (749–789), son of the previous. • Rudantra (789–816), son of the previous. • Sonamanjusaka (816–846) • Samsara (846–856), son of the previous. • Padumaraj (856–886) • Kusadeva (886–894) • Nokaraj • Dasaraj • Gutta • Sera • Yuvaraj • Brahmtarayo • Muksa • Traphaka (924–927) • Uchitajakraphad, King of Lavo (927–930) • Kampol (930–951) • Jakaphadiraj, King of Atikuyaburi or Jinghong (951–960) • Vasudev • Yeyyala • Maharaj, King of Lampang • Sela • Kanjana • Chilanka • Phunthula • Ditta • Chettharaj • Jeyakaraj • Phatijjaraj • Thamikaraj • Ratharaj • Saphasith • Chettharaj • Jeyakaraj • Datvanyaraj • Ganga • Siribun • Uthen • Phanton • Atana • Havam • Trangal (1195–1196) • Yotta (1196–1270) • Yip (1270–1292) == References ==