Statue of
Queen
Chamadevi (fig.)
in Wihaan Phra Lawo,
i.e. one of several
wihaan
located within the compound of
Wat Phrathat
Haripunchai
(fig.) in
Lamphun. The wihaan
is named after the kingdom of Lawo, i.e.
Lavo
which is now called
Lopburi,
to whose king Chamadevi's was married. Born in 633
AD, she became the
first ruler of the
Mon city of
Haripunchai, then part of the 7th Century
Dvaravati
Kingdom.
|