Kawila
Kawila
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| Phra Boromrachathibodi | |
Portrait of Kawila | |
| King of Chiang Mai | |
| Reign | 1802–1816 |
| Predecessor | himself as Governor |
| Successor | Thammalangka (as Prince) |
| Governor of Chiang Mai | |
| Reign | 1782–1802 |
| Predecessor | Chaban (Bunma) |
| Successor | himself as King |
| Prince of Lampang | |
| Reign | 1774–1782 |
| Predecessor | Chaikaew |
| Successor | Khamsom |
| Born | 31 October 1742 Lampang |
| Died | 1816 Chiang Mai |
| House | Chet Ton dynasty |
| Father | Keaw |
| Mother | Chantadevi |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Kawila (Thai: พระเจ้ากาวิละ, Kāvila, Northern Thai: ᨻᩕᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨠᩣᩅᩥᩃᩡ, 31 October 1742 – 1816), also known as Phra Boromrachathibodi (Northern Thai: ᨻᩕᨷᩫ᩠ᩅᩁᩫ᩠ᨾᩁᩣᨩᩣᨵᩥᨷᩦ᩠ᨯ; Thai: พระบรมราชาธิบดี), was the Northern Thai ruler of the Chiang Mai Kingdom and the founder of the Chetton dynasty. Originating from Lampang, Kawila arose to become the ruler of Chiang Mai appointed by King Rama I as a tributary ruler. Kawila had a great role in the transfer of Lanna (modern Northern Thailand) from Burmese rule to Siamese domination and the rebuilding of Chiang Mai as the center of Lanna.