Si Kefa

Si Kefa (Tai Nüa: ᥔᥫᥴ ᥑᥣᥢᥱ ᥜᥣᥳ Shan: သိူဝ်ၶၢၼ်ႇၾႃႉ, Hsö Hkān Hpā; Burmese: သိုချည်ဘွား, Tho Chi Bwa; Chinese: 思可法; pinyin: Sī Kěfǎ) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mong Mao from 1335[1] to 1371.

[note 1] Different transliterations of his name in the local Tai language include Sa Khaan Pha, Soe Khan Fa, Chau-ki-pha, Tai-Pong, and HsoKip-Hpa.

[4] Si Kefa engaged in repeated raiding on neighboring chieftainships and in 1348–49 the Yuan court sent an expedition under Marshall Dashibadu to put an end to it.

The Baiyi Zhuan reports that while Mansan "accepted the Court's calendar and offered tribute, his clothing, paraphernalia and system remained like those of a king.

"[5] Both the Mong Mao and Hsenwi chronicles provide lists of the far-flung domains he is said to have controlled reaching to the border of the Kingdom of Dali in the north, Xishuangbanna to the south, Central Myanmar to the southwest, and Yongchang to the west.