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Thip Keson

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Thip Keson
Princess consort of Chiang Mai
Reign1873–1884
Born1841
Died25 June 1884 (age 43)
SpouseInthawichayanon
IssuePrincess Chanthra Sopha
PrincessDara Rasmi
HouseThip Chak
FatherKawilorot Suriyawong
MotherUsa
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Thip Keson(Thai:ทิพเกสร) orThep Kraison(Thai:เทพไกรสร;[1]1841 – 25 June 1884), was the wife ofInthawichayanonof Chiang Mai, She was the mother ofDara Rasmi,who became a consort of Siam's fifth Chakri monarch,Chulalongkorn(r. 1868–1910).[2]

She was very powerful, and was widely acknowledged to have had greater authority than her husband,Inthawichayanon,the seventh monarch of Chiang Mai.[1]

Biography

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Thip Keson was the eldest child ofKawilorot Suriyawong,the sixth monarch of Chiang Mai and his wifeUsa.Her sister, PrincessUbon Wanna,was prominent in trading in Chiang Mai.[3]

She marriedInthawichayanon,who was her second cousin. When Kawilorot died in 1873, Inthawichayanon succeeded him as King of Chiang Mai. During his reign, Thip Keson andBunthawong,theViceroy,had more authority than Inthawichayanon.[1]Thip Keson and Inthawichayanon had two daughters, Princess Chanthra Sopha and PrincessDara Rasmiof Chiang Mai.[4]After Chanthra Sopha died at the age of five, Princess Dara Rasmi was elevated to Princess consort ofChulalongkorn,King Rama V of Siam.[2][4]

Thip Keson died in 1884, at the age of 43.[1][4]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^abcdOngsakul, Saratsawadee. 2001.History of the Lanna,Bangkok: Amarin Printing & Publishing, p. 352-353
  2. ^abOngsakul, Saratsawadee. 2001.History of the Lanna,Bangkok: Amarin Printing & Publishing, p. 341
  3. ^Pitpreecha, Chiranan. 2009.Luk Phu Chai Chue Nai Lui.Bangkok: Sayam Banthuek. p. 109-110
  4. ^abc"Thip Keson a wise woman".Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University.Retrieved25 November2018.
Thip Keson
House of Chiengmai
Cadet branch of theHouse of Chet Ton
Born:1841Died:25 June 1884
Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Usa
Princess Consort of Chiang Mai
1873–1884
Succeeded by
Thipphanet