Khamfan (
Thai
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name: เจ้าเศรษฐีคำฝั้น or พระยาคำฝั้น, born 1756) was the eighth son of
Chao Pha
Chao-Pha (; Tai Ahom: 𑜋𑜧𑜨 𑜇𑜡, th, เจ้าฟ้า}, shn, ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ, translit=Jao3 Fa5 Jao3 Fa5, my, စော်ဘွား ''Sawbwa,'' ) was a royal title used by the hereditary rulers of the Tai peoples of ...
Chai Keaw (Prince Keaw) and Phra Mae Chao Chantadevi (Princess Chantadevi).
At the time of Khamfan's birth, the
Lanna Kingdom
The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...
was under
Burma's control. Khamfan fought in battles along with his brothers to restore peace in Lanna.
Khamfan was the most affluent of his brothers due to his marriage to Netnarivai, an heiress to a wealthy man in
Mae Hong Son
Mae Hong Son ( th, แม่ฮ่องสอน, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in north-west Thailand, capital of Mae Hong Son Province. It is in the Shan Hills, near the border with Burma along the banks of the River Pai. As of 2018, the to ...
.
He renovated the abandoned city of
Hariphunchai (present-day
Lamphun
Lamphun ( th, ลำพูน, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Lamphun Province. It covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Lamphun district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,030. Lamphun lies north ...
) and was promoted to first governor of Lumphun (in Thai: เจ้านครลำพูนองค์ที่ 1). When his older brother, Kawila, died, Khamphan received the title "
Uparaja
Uparaja or Ouparath, also Ouparaja ( my, ဥပရာဇာ ; km, ឧបរាជ, ; th, อุปราช, ; lo, ອຸປຮາດ, ''Oupahat''), was a royal title reserved for the viceroy in the Buddhist dynasties in Burma, Cambodia, and ...
of
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
" (in Thai: พระยาอุปราชเมืองนครเชียงใหม่) and later became The "Ruler of Chiang Mai" (in Thai: เจ้านครเชียงใหม่). He ruled Chiang Mai for three years and received the title "Governor of two Cities".
He was married to 16 wives and had 44 children, 20 of them were male, 24 of them were female.
Khamfan died on 13 February 1825, aged 69.
Early life
Khamfan was born in 1796 to Prince Keaw and Princess Chantadevi in the city of Lampang. At that time Lanna Kingdom was under Burmese's control. Poemayugyuan was Burmese authority who was appointed to control Chiang mai. When he was 15 years old, his older brothers, Kawila and Thammalungka began to support Siam and joined troop with
Taksin's army. He helped in the army of his older brothers to fight in several battles against Burmese.
Career
When
Rama I
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Tha ...
has crowned himself, he appointed Kawila and his brothers the titles to rule Lanna kingdom. That was the time that Khamfan, 26 years old, began his career.
Captured the fake prince at Saton
Burmese appointed a Chinese man to be a prince that rule Saton city and ruled over 57 cities which were overlapped with cities in Lanna. In order to end this confusion, the army from Lampang and Chiang Mai led by Kawila, Duangthip, and Khamfan attacked Saton, captured the fake prince and his people, assets, and livestock from several cities and sent to Rama I.
Battle with Chiang saen and Mong Yawng Township
In the next two years, troops from
Chiangmai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
(under Kawila),
Lampang
Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang ( th, นครลำปาง, ) to differentiate from Lampang province, is the third largest city in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang province and the Mueang Lampang district. Traditional names for La ...
(under Duangthip and Khamfan), and
Nan
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* Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China
* Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China
Thailand
* Nan Province
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* Nan River
People Given name
...
moved toward north, attacked Chiang Saen and
Mong Yawng
Mong Yawng ( my, မိုင်းယောင်းမြို့) is a town, located in eastern Shan State, Myanmar.
History
Mongyawng State (Möngyawng) was one of the Shan States
The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of ...
in order to expand territory. They brought several craftmen, weapons, and gold to Chiangmai, Lampang, and Nan. In addition, Nan got
Chiangkhong as the colony. After the battle ended, they sent notice to Rama I.
War with Burma, Lao, Lu
In 1806, Khamfan and Moola from Lampang attacked Chiang rung (
Jinghong
Jinghong (; khb, ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩩ᩵ᨦ; th, เชียงรุ่ง, , ; lo, ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ; also formerly romanised as ''Chiang Hung'', ''Chengrung'', ''Cheng Hung'', Jeng Hung, ''Jinghung'', ''Keng Hung'', ''Kiang Hung'' and ' ...
). They fought strongly with Burma, Lao, and
Lu in several battles until Chiang rung surrendered.
Ruler of Lamphun
Rama II
Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai ( th, พระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย, 24 February 1767 – 21 July 1824), personal name Chim ( th, ฉิม), also styled as Rama II, was the second monarch of Siam under the Chakri ...
ordered Kawila (ruler of Chiangmai), Khamfan, and Boonma to restore the ancient city of
Haripunchai which became wilderness and renamed that city as
Lamphun
Lamphun ( th, ลำพูน, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Lamphun Province. It covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Lamphun district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,030. Lamphun lies north ...
. Khamfan was promoted to be the first ruler of new city Lamphun with Boonma as a regent. Kawila has helped to migrate 1,000 citizens from Chiangmai and 500 citizens from Lampang to add more population to the new city. Khamfan restored several temples and built more facilities for people. It took approximately 14 years to completely renovate Lamphun.
In 1815, Kawila died. Thammalungka got a white elephant and brought to Rama II in Bangkok. Rama II promoted Thammalungka to be a ruler of Chiangmai, Khamfan to be
Uparaja
Uparaja or Ouparath, also Ouparaja ( my, ဥပရာဇာ ; km, ឧបរាជ, ; th, อุปราช, ; lo, ອຸປຮາດ, ''Oupahat''), was a royal title reserved for the viceroy in the Buddhist dynasties in Burma, Cambodia, and ...
of Chiangmai, Boonma to be a ruler of Lamphun.
Ruler of Chiangmai
In 1822, Thammalungka died after 7 years as a ruler of Chiangmai. Khamfan became a ruler of Chiangmai in place of his brother with
Phutthawong
Chao Luang Phuttawong ( th, เจ้าหลวงพุทธวงศ์, ), better known as Suriwong, or Chao Luang Phaendin Yen ( th, เจ้าหลวงแผ่นดินเย็น, ) was the 4th Ruler of Chiang Mai, reigning 182 ...
, his cousin, as a regent. Khamfan ruled Chiangmai for 3 years and died during
Rama III
Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam ...
, 1825. Khamfan was 69 years old.
References
{{Chao Nakhon Chiang Mai
1756 births
1825 deaths
Rulers of Chiang Mai
Chet Ton dynasty
19th-century Thai monarchs