Kue Na
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Kue Na
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| Dhammikaraj | |
 Mural of Kue Na | |
| King of Lan Na | |
| Reign | 1355/1367–1385/1388 |
| Predecessor | Phayu |
| Successor | Saenmueangma |
| Issue | Saenmueangma |
| Dynasty | Mangrai |
| Father | Phayu |
| Mother | Chitradevi |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Kue Na (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕ᩠ᨿᩣᨠᩨᨶᩣ; Thai: พญากือนา), Dhammikaraja (Thai: พญาธรรมิกราช), or Song Saen Na Dhammikaraja[1] (Thai: เจ้าท้าวสองแสนนา อันธรรมิกราช) was the 6th monarch of the Mangrai Dynasty. He reigned from 1355[2]/1367[3] to 1385[2]/1388.[3] He was the son of Phayu and Chitradevi.[4]
Kuena was deeply devoted to Buddhism. He invited Phra Sumanathera from Sukhothai to establish the Lankan Theravāda Buddhist tradition in Lan Na.[5] He also enshrined the Buddha’s relics on Doi Suthep, laying the foundation for the sacred site that remains revered to this day.[5]