Thai. ‘Lion
city’. Name of a province (map)
and its capital city of the same name in Central Thailand, 142 kms
North of
Bangkok.
The area held an important position in early Thai history, from the
Dvaravati period
down to the
Ayutthaya
Period, at the end of which it became known for the historical
heroes of Fort
Bang Rajan
(fig.),
who in 1767 offered a five month resistance with just a handful of
heroic warriors against a superior force of Burmese troops, before
being defeated. Since then, the city's name has become a reminder of
those heroes, who fought with the courage of a lion. In 1895, the
present province was created by King
Rama V,
who unified the areas of Phromburi, Inburi and Singburi. The
province today has six
amphur.
See also
Singburi data file.
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