
This town was a fortificated
town on the mountain facing the east was formerly located on the west
side of the Chao Phraya River. It was named, according to the site,
"Muang Chon Ta Wan". It is surmised Nakhon Sawan was built in the
Sukhothai period. According to the stone inscription "Muang Phra Bang"
the name of the important Buddha image was "Phra Bang" in the reign
of King Rama I. |