{"product_id":"chronicle-of-sipsong-panna-history-and-society-of-a-tai-lu-kingdom-twelfth-to-twentieth-century-6169005335","title":"Chronicle of Sipsong Panna: History and Society of a Tai Lu Kingdom, Twelfth to Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6169005335\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Liew-Herres, Foon Ming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tai L are a Tai-speaking group closely related to the Khon Mang or Tai Yuan, the dominant ethnic group in Northern Thailand. According to their own historical tradition, the ancestors of the Tai L migrated from what is now northwestern Vietnam into the southern part of Yunnan, where they founded their own kingdom in the twelfth century. Today, the Tai L are the most important population group within the so-called \"Economic Quadrangle\" of the Upper Mekong, which plays an increasingly important economic and geopolitical role.Chronicle of Sipsng Panna offers the first English translation of four different versions of the Chronicle of Moeng L (also known as Sipsng Panna) based on the oldest extant manuscripts. The volume provides a comprehensive analysis of Tai L historical sources and a valuable introduction to the history and society of the Upper Mekong region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227537633568,"sku":"NEW6169005335","price":51.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/813UOwWWqbL.jpg?v=1787341357","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/chronicle-of-sipsong-panna-history-and-society-of-a-tai-lu-kingdom-twelfth-to-twentieth-century-6169005335","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}