state from December 9, 1933 to April 23, 1934). In 1934 he built the building of the current U.S. Consulate General at Chiang Mai, which replaced the old teak house. In 1938, the king's daughter, the princess Chao Siriprakai Na Chiengmai died. Nawarat became sick in early 1938, but he went to Bangkok when King Ananda Mahidol came back to Bangkok. He became sick again in March 1938. Upon his death in 1939, the royalty was abolished and the throne of the Lanna Kings, who had reigned over a Kingdom that was founded in the same period as Sukhothai and which existed for several centuries more, was replaced with a governors seat, a seat which was appointed from Bangkok. His coffin lay in state at the Chedi Ngarm Royal Villa from June 3 to July 23, 1939. Issue External links photo of the Prince Ruler: another photo of the Prince Ruler: the Prince Ruler's coffin: |- 1862 births 1939 deaths Rulers of Chiang Mai Kaew Nawarat Chet Ton dynasty 20th-century Thai monarchs