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In 1860, King Kawilorot Suriyawong of Chiang Mai asserted to Robert Schomburgk the British consul that Bowring Treaty did not apply to Lanna and his teak enterprise was not subjected to free trade agreement. This led to loggers suing Lanna overlords in authorized dispute instances. By 1851, Chiang Mai court docket acquired annual earnings of 150,000 rupees from timber leasing, not including bribes forced onto the loggers. Teak timber logging was the monopoly of Lanna royalty or Chao. Lanna turned built-in into British-Burmese buying and selling community. Bombay Burmah Firm arrived (...)