Muang Haang: The Place Where King Naresuan, the Great Had Died Belong to the Tales of Thai Yai People

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the fact about the place where King Naresuan, the Great had died according to the tales of Thai Yai people. The researcher aimed to identify the fact about the death stupa of King Naresuan, the Great at Muang Haang and the relationship between King Naresuan, the Great and Kham Kai Noi, Hsenwi Saopha. The survey area consisted of Thai Yai people from
Chiang Dao district, Wiang Haeng districts, and Hsenwi’s Thai Yai who came to work in Bangkok, by using the informal interviews. The researcher followed the theory that the Thai people had lived in the southern China in this research. The conclusion of the study showed that Handitow is Muang Haang, not Wiang Haeng.
The fact about the place where King Naresuan, the Great had died according to the tales of Thai Yai people is Muang Haang. The tales of Thai Yai people about Muang Haang are consistent with Thai, Burmese, and Thai Yai History. Kham Kai Noi, Hsenwi Saopha was a friend of King Naresuan, the Great. The relation between King Naresuan, the Great and Thai Yai people has been carried on to the present day.