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Ket Klao

d. 1545 · 16th century · Also known as Phaya Ket, Ketklao

Ket Klao was a king of Lan Na who ruled from 1525 to 1538 and again from 1543. His reigns were marked by factional struggles among the nobility; he was deposed by his son and later restored, then killed in 1545. The Lan Na nobles then offered the throne to Setthathirath of Lan Xang.

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