Politics

King Kawila

Local figure

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Created here

    Katam Corner Bastion

    His rebuilding program added or substantially strengthened the corner bastions as Chiang Mai again became a defended capital.

  • Created here

    Khuang Singh Monument

    He ordered the twin lion monument during the consolidation of restored Chiang Mai.

  • Commemorated here

    King Kawila Monument

    The monument portrays the ruler responsible for fortifying, repopulating and ceremonially restoring Chiang Mai.

  • Created here

    Wat Inthakhin Sadue Mueang

    During his restoration of Chiang Mai, he transferred the city pillar from this original site to a new shrine.

  • Created here

    Wat Phra Singh

    He restored the neglected monastery during Chiang Mai’s late-eighteenth-century revival.

  • Created here

    Wiang Kaew Palace Site

    He reconstructed the palace according to Lanna royal custom when he restored Chiang Mai as a capital.

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