Thailand Chiang Rai waa magaalo degmada Mueang Chiang Rai, Gobolka Chiang Rai. (Chiang Rai). Chiang Rai waa magaalada ugu weyn waqooyiga ee Thailand, waxaa loo asaasay caasimadda King Mangrai, 1262 CE. Mustangal Mueang, omphalos ee magaalada Magaalada waxaa aasaasay King Mangrai 1262 [1]: 208 waxayna noqotay caasimadda Mangrai Dynasty. Kadibna, Chiang Rai waxaa ka soo jeeda Burma oo uu ku sugnaa xukunka Burmese muddo dhawr sano ah. Ma ahayn ilaa 1786-kii in Chiang Rai uu noqday Chiang Mai. Siam (Thailand) ayaa ku biiray Chiang Mai 1899, Chiang Rai waxaa lagu dhawaaqay gobolka Thailand 1933. 1432-kii, xilligii boqornimadii King Sam Fang Kaen ee Boqortooyada Mangrai (1402-1441), Phra Kaeo, ama Emerald Buddha, oo ah mucjisada Buddha, ayaa laga helay Chiang Rai markii dhulgariir ay kala qaybiyeen Wat Phra Kaeo magaalada Chiang Rai. Kadib sawirkii quruxda ahaa ee quruxda ahaa ayaa lagu arkay meel qarsoon. Sheekada kale ee sheekadu waxay leedahay "Emerald Buddha" si deg deg ah ayaa loogu daboolay dhoobada kaliya ka hor intaan la seexin gantaalaha.