The valley at the head of the Fang river, with Wiang Fang at its centre, on the road between the Ping country at Chiang Dao and the Kok.
A Tai valley is a muang: one rice plain, a stockade or moated town at its head, and a chao (lord) with his kin and officers over the villages. The weirs and ditches (muang fai) are kept by the village communities in later Tai custom; nothing dated for 1200 describes this valley's assemblies, so none is claimed.
Who holds it
- Title
- The lord of Wiang Fang
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- See the lord record.
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
the phaya of Ngoenyang (chronicle tradition)
What it holds
- The Fang valley rice
- The pass road to Chiang Dao
Allies and rivals
Ngoenyang; Haripunjaya at Chiang Dao; the Shan valleys north.
How things stand that morning
A cadet or allied seat; drawn as claimed by Ngoenyang.
Wealth
Rice and the road.
Threats
- None dated
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Chronicles only.
On the map: A polygon round the valley.
Primary sources for Ngoenyang
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The later Tai, Lao and Mon chronicles of the north, Ratanapanna (Jinakalamali); Bodhiramsi (Chamadevivamsa); anonymous monks and court scribes (the Chamadevivamsa about 1410; the Jinakalamali 1516 to 1528; the Chiang Mai Chronicle in its surviving form 1827; the Nithan Khun Borom 16th to 17th century). There is no text of 1200 for the Mon kingdom of Haripunjaya, the Tai muang of Ngoenyang (Chiang Saen), Chiang Rung, the Yom and Nan valleys, or the Lao middle Mekong.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, Ngoenyang (chronicle king lists and their disagreement)
- Wikipedia, Mangrai (dates and the Chiang Mai Chronicle)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.