Siam and Chiangmai had always been neighbour countries in a serene relationship since Chiangmai was founded by King Mangrai in 1283.
In 1558, Lanna kingdom (Chaingmai) was taken over by Burma. Its people were used as slaves and its natural resources such as gold, silver and teak were sucked out of the ground for generations to generations.
In 1750, Siam, for its first time, lost the great battle to Burma.
In 1760, King Taksin of Siam secretly assemble men to build an army.
In 1763, Siam won its independence back and too it helped drive Burmese soldiers out of Lanna.
After the independence after 216 years that Siam had helped Lanna regained, the relationship between their royal families were humble and modest.
The diagram shows connection between the two great countries in 1200 years by studying of their borders in different era.
Ivory Howdah was one of the gifts to King of Siam From Lanna. This particular piece was a birthday present of King Rama 5's 20th birthday and given by King Inthawijayanon who was crowned in the same year, 1816.
Howdah was mainly made of ivory with only a little use of timber for structure.
Ornaments were carved elaborately onto the howdah. This drawing is the study of its rails.
This drawing shows the approximate use of tusk in the howdah.
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