Ny Wang or Nü-wang (Chinese: 女王[1]: 193 ) was an ancient political entity mentions in the Chinese records in the late 9th and 13th centuries, located in either the central Mekong valley of Laos and Thailand[1]: 144 or northern Thailand.[2]: 166–67 It was said to be ruled by the queen[1]: 144 [2]: 166–67 and possibly is of the Austric-speaking people as matriarchal regimes certainly existed.[1]: 144 In the Chinese record Man-chu 蛮书 written by Fán chuò 樊绰, the kingdom was attacked by 20,000 Man people but won.[1]: 143 [2]: 167 The Man (蠻) is non-Chinese peoples in southern China throughout history, which considered barbarian.[2]: 167 [3] In this case, probably was the troop of Nanzhao.[2]: 167
Ny Wang Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| c. 9th – late 13th century | |
  Ny Wang Location of Ny Wang cursorily speculated by Gordon Luce | |
| Common languages | Austric |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | Post-classical era |
• First mentioned in Chinese record | 9th century |
• Send tribute to China | 1289 |
Ny Wang joined Lavo Kingdom in sending an embassy to the Yuan dynasty during the reign of Kublai Khan in 1289.[1]: 144 This make Thai academics hypothesize that Ny Wang was possibly the Haripuñjaya kingdom, whose ruled by the Lavo's princess, Jamadevi, in the beginning of the establishment,[4][5]: 132 whereas Gordon Luce speculates that Haripuñjaya was probably K'un-lun mentions in the Man-chu.[1]: 143–44
Location
editIts exact location remains unclear. According to the details given in the Chinese record, Ny Wang is 10-day stages far from the west of Huan-chou near the present-Hà Tĩnh in Vietnam, and over 30 stages from the Chên-nan chieh-tu on the Man's Nanzhao border, possibly in present central Yunnan.[1]: 143 [2]: 166 Its border meets Chenla in the south.[1]: 144 Gordon Luce speculates that it is probably located in the middle Mekong Valley at the great bend east of Vieng Chan.[1]: 144
References
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- ^ Chanan Yodhong (10 October 2017). "ผู้หญิงกับการเมืองล้านนา ก่อน 'รากนครา'" [Women and Lanna Politics Before 'Rak Nakorn']. thematter.co (in Thai). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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