Brief History of Lan Na, A: Northern Thailand from Past to Present Crime and the Milindapanha

and the Milindapanha

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Brief History of Lan Na, A: Northern Thailand from Past to Present Crime and the MilindapanhaLan Na is the name of a conglomerate of Thai city states that covered roughly the area of modern north Thailand between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Lan Na's influence reached far into the neighbouring regions, most under the leadership of the city state of Chiang Mai. Beginning with the popular legends, this wide ranging narrative takes us through prehistoric and protohistoric periods, through history, up to the present day. While the