Kawila
King of the Chao-Chet-Thon dynasty · Thailand · On the map · Lived 1742 to 1816 · aged 74
Kawila, also known as Phra Boromrachathibodi, was a Northern Thai ruler and the first monarch of Chiang Mai of the Chet Ton (Thipchakrathiwong) dynasty, and the leader of the restored polity in Lanna.
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Wat Phra That Lampang Luang in Lampang, where the ceremony of drinking the sacred water to swear fealty to King Taksin was performed in January 1775.
Prince Sura Singhanat (formerly Chaophraya Surasi), younger brother of King Rama I (formerly Chaophraya Chakri) and brother-in-law of Kawila, led the Siamese armies to aid Kawila in the north three times in 1787, 1797 and 1802.
The Burmese attacked Chiang Mai in 1797 and 1802, in which Bangkokian relief forces came to aid Chiang Mai in 1798 and 1803. Combined Lanna forces seized Chiang Saen, the last Burmese stronghold in Lanna, in 1804. Kawila sent forces to further conquer Kengtung in 1802 and Mongyawng in 1805.About this person
His reign was shaped by near-constant warfare alongside large-scale efforts to rebuild towns, repopulate settlements, and restore administration across the "57 Lanna Tai cities."