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Thip Chang (ทิพย์ช้าง)
Thai. Name of the ruler of
Lampang,
who reigned from
1732 to 1759 AD, during a period of sovereignty in which Lampang
was not subject to rule or interference from its more powerful
neighbours
Burma,
Ayutthaya
or
Lan Na.
Originally a hunter by trade, Thip Chang rose to power
after he in 1730
had led a group of soldiers that assassinated
Thao
Maha
Yot (มหายศ),
the instigator of a rebellion in the region revolting against
the then
ruler of Lampang, who reigned as a vassal of Burma. He later on
subdued another uprising in
Lamphun.
Thip Chang
is also known as Thip Chakra (ทิพย์จักร) and
is regarded as the progenitor of the
Thipchakratiwong
Dynasty. His full name and royal title was
King Thip Chakra Sulawa Reua Chaiya Songkhram (ทิพย์จักรสุลวะฤๅไชยสงคราม).
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