Thipchang


Thip Chang or ceremonial name Phraya Thip Chak was sovereign of Lampang during a period of sovereignty not subject to Burman, Ayuthian or Lannanese rule. He is regarded as the progenitor of the Thippachakkrathiwong Dynasty, the forefathers of the bloodline of the Lords of Chet Ton. He was married to Lord Mother Pim Pam Mahathewi of Ban Pa Nat Dam, Ban Ueam, and ruled from 1732-1759.

Biography

In 1730, Lampang faced civil war. At the time, Thip Chak had been a hunter, but had spearheaded the group of soldiers that assassinated the ringleader of the rebellion, Thao Maha Yot. This had originally been commanded of the sovereign of Lampang by the Burman Konbaung Dynasty. According to the Chronicles of Chiang Mai, he later subdued an uprising in Lamphun, and in his final years ruled his realm on the foundations of Buddhist doctrine.