Kula (Thai: กุลา; Khmer: កូឡា; also spelt Gula and Kola) are Tai descendants who immigrated from Yunnan China Mon and Shan in Burma to Northeast Thailand during the last few decades of 19th century. The Kula once lived mainly in Pailin Cambodia as refugees during French rule of Cambodia where many worked as gem traders. The immigration of the Kula led to economic developments and commercialization in the region.
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