Kawila

Kawila
กาวิละ
Portrait of Kawila
King of Chiang Mai
Reign1802–1816
Predecessorhimself as Margrave
SuccessorThammalangka (as Margrave)
Margrave of Chiang Mai
Reign1782–1802
PredecessorBunma
Successorhimself as King
Margrave of Lampang
Reign1774–1782
PredecessorChaikaew
SuccessorKhamsom
Born31 October 1742
Lampang
Died1816
Chiang Mai
HouseChet Ton dynasty
FatherKeaw
MotherChantadevi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Kawila (Thai: กาวิละ, Kāvila, Northern Thai: , 31 October 1742 – 1816), also known as Phra Boromrachathibodi (Thai: พระบรมราชาธิบดี), was the Northern Thai ruler of the Chiangmai Kingdom and the founder of the Chetton dynasty. Originating from Lampang, Kawila arose to become the ruler of Chiangmai 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 Chiangmai as the center of Lanna.