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King Sri Thammasokrat Monument It is enshrined at the Public Park Si Thammasokrat. The area of ​​the provincial prison in the past according to legend Nakhon Si Thammarat city said Phra Chao Si Thammasokarat was the king who ruled other cities before.

 

After the hail epidemic in that city caused many people to die and had to evacuate the rest of the dead on a junk boat to Sai Kaew Beach. had established a country there and called the city "Nakhon Si Thammarat Maha Nakhon" when the city was completed also built a stupa to contain the Buddha's relics is the present chedi

 

King Sri Thammasokrat was the creator of Nakhon Si Thammarat to become the most prosperous region during the 18th - 19th Buddhist centuries. Nakhon Si Thammarat city or "Tam Phon Link" in the early days when Ban Paeng was built.

 

Archaeologists believe that it should be located in the area of ​​Phra Wiang City (Naimuang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, present) because the location is ideal for trading by sea, with waterways that can go to the sea. (that is, Khlong Suan Luang, Khlong Khu Phai, and Khlong Tha Ruea)

 

He built the community as a city, which was the most difficult because there were many problems in communication, understanding and how to unite the people, so that people who were scattered in different places could be gathered together. and manage to rule and the social system into the city would be considered a great talent The newly formed community was called "Nakhon Si Thammarat", which means "the majestic city of righteous kings".