Moradok Lanna

#Indian rupee in Lanna

The silver ordination hall of Wat Si Suphan in Chiang Mai, its roof and walls covered in gleaming silver ornament in the afternoon sun

Ngoen Thaep: When Lanna Paid in Indian Rupees

18 October 2026 Vocabulary

Ngoen thaep is the Kham Mueang word for the Indian rupee, Lanna's main currency in the teak era. Why it beat the baht, how it became silver…

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