Ing valley

Who holds it

Title

The lords of the small moated towns of the Ing

Since

not known

Born

not known

Family

See the Ing valley lords record.

Confidence

low

Overlord

Phayao (chronicle tradition), with Ngoenyang above

What it holds

• The Ing rice
• The road to Chiang Khong

Allies and rivals

Phayao south; Ngoenyang north; Nan east over the ridge.

How things stand that morning

Small moated muang under Phayao; drawn as claimed by Ngoenyang.

Wealth

Rice and river trade.

Threats

• None dated

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The campaign board and the Phayao chronicle tradition.

"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.

On the map: A polygon along 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.