Singhanavati
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Singhanavati (Thai: สิงหนวัติ; RTGS: Singhanawat) 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 Wieng–Prueksha [th] (Fang District) after the old capital was submerged below Chiang Saen Lake due to an earthquake in 545.[2][3][4]
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Kingdom of Singhanavati | |||||||||
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691 BCE–638 CE | |||||||||
Capital | Yonok Nahaphan (691 BCE–545 CE) Wieng–Prueksha [th] (545–638) | ||||||||
Common languages | Old Thai | ||||||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism | ||||||||
Government | Chiefdom | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Formation | 691 BCE | ||||||||
• Fall of Yonok | 545 CE | ||||||||
• Formation of Ngoenyang | 638 CE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 638 CE | ||||||||
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Singhanavati evolved into the Ngoenyang Kingdom in 638, which continued to the formation of Lan Na in 1292.