Wiang Prueksa

Wiang Prueksa
Status	Historical controversy
Government	Democracy
Preceded by Succeeded by Yonok Nakhon Ngoenyang

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Wiang Prueksa (also spelled Wiang Pueksa; Thai: เวียงปรึกษา) or Wiang Chiang Saen Noi () was an ancient city located at Ban Sop Kham, in Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

History

Following the fall of Yonok Nakhon and the end of the Singhanati dynasty, a group of survivors, led by Khun Lang, along with Khun Phanna and other community leaders, migrated east of the former Yonok capital to establish a new city on the western bank of the Mekong River. This settlement was called Wiang Pueksa or Wiang Prueksa, also known as Wiang Chiang Saen Noi (lit. Little Chiang Saen).

The ruler of Wiang Pueksa was not determined by inheritance but by public consultation, a process referred to as “Pueksa” (; lit. consultation or deliberation). The people of the city collectively elected their leader, following principles similar to a democracy with each city having a citizen appointed governor. Altogether, sixteen rulers of Wiang Pueksa were recorded.

However, archaeological evidence found within the Wiang Pueksa area indicates that the city's remains date only to the Lan Na period, not to the earlier era suggested by the chronicles.

At around the same time that Wiang Prueksa was established, a new power arose in the Doi Tung region under Lao Chakkaraj, the first monarch of Hiran Ngoenyang Chiang Lao. Lao Chakkaraj united the surrounding settlements to form Hiran Ngoenyang Chiang Lao and founded the Lao dynasty, which later became the royal lineage of Mangrai, the founder of the Lan Na Kingdom.

List of Rulers of Wiang Pueksa (Prueksa)

Era of “People-Appointed Rulers”

1. Khun Lang
2. Khun Chang
3. Khun Lan
4. Khun Than
5. Khun Tam
6. Khun Tong
7. Khun Tim
8. Khun Taeng
9. Khun Chan
10. Khun Khong
11. Khun Chom
12. Khun Chong
13. Khun Seek
14. Khun Itthi
15. Khun Phattha
16. Khun Sukh

(Note: The list of rulers of Wiang Pueksa (Prueksa) is primarily based on the Singhanavati Yonok Chronicle, Wat Lam Poeng version, Chiang Rai.)

References

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