Yun Bayin

Thao Mae Kut or Mae Ku ( Yun Bayin Mekuti, Thai: พระเจ้า เม กุฏิ สุทธิ วงศ์, Birman. ယွန်း ဘုရင်, † 1564 in Chiang Mai ) was 1551-1564 King of the Lao kingdom of Lan Na in today's northern Thailand.

1551 appeared the ruler of the kingdom of Phrae in Chiang Mai and was able to take the city. He was expelled after two months, and shortly after the former king Setthathirath but only returned to pass his wife Chaofa Nying Dharmadevi the regency (sound Thip ).

The nobles of Chiang Mai searched for a suitable male heir to the throne and found the Mae Kut, who was considered a direct descendant of King Meng Rai the Great, the founder of the kingdom of Lan Na. Mae Kut accepted the offer and came to the throne, but the regional conflicts were therefore not done. He had to impose a high tax burden to fund the Battles of the population.

1557 appeared a new threat: King Bayinnaung of Burma with his mighty army, which is also equal to Chiang Mai took during the crackdown on Shan after 45 -day march through the mountains. Lan Na was now a vassal state of Burma, but Reserve left Bayinnaung Mae Kut on the throne of Lan Na for the payment of tribute in the form of elephants, horses and silk. A Burmese garrison and hostages from the royal family, which are managed by Hongsawadi, guaranteed the sovereignty of Burma over Lan Na. At the same time seemed Lan Na as the border area against Lan Xang and Siam.

Mae Kut died in 1564 in Chiang Mai.

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