 After this period, the record mentions the development of high land communities, led by Lavachakaraj, which later were the beginning of the Lanna Kingdom and continued through the founding of Chiang Mai City at the end of the 13th century.Simon de la Loubère's record refers to the first king, named Pathomsuriyadhep (Singhanavati).The chief place where he kept his court was called Jayaprakaan Mahanagorn (Nagabundhu-Singhanavatinagorn, Chiang Rai Province), and he began to reign in 1300.