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Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago. It is probably best known as the birthplace of King Naresuan, who freed the country from Burmese domination in the late 16th Century, and his brother and successor King Ekathosarot (Sanpet III). As the cross-road between the northern and central regions of the country, it has long been important both for political and strategic reasons, and was fought over many times in centuries past. Phitsanulok was the capital of Thailand for 25 years during the reign of King Boromma Trailokanat of Ayutthaya. Located on the banks of the Nan River, the city was originally a small Khmer outpost known as Song Kwae, before the Khwae Noi River changed its course in the 11th Century A.D. Phitsanulok was also a provincial center of the Angkorian Empire during the Angkorian period. Phitsanulok is home to Naresuan University and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as to a major Royal Thai Army base.

Phitsanulok is primarily flat lands with some hills. The eastern portion of the city has some wooded area. The city is situated in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. Phitsanulok is sometimes called Song Kwae, the city of two rivers, an ancient name dating to a time centuries ago when the Nan and Khwae Noi Rivers met near the city. Today, only the Nan River flows through Phitsanulok.

History
Phitsanulok History

Early Nan River Civilizations · Tai
Khmer Empire

Song Khwae
Singhanavati City-State

Boromma Chayasiri · Nakhon Thai
Sukhothai Period

Wat Chula Manee · Wat Aranyik
Wat Chedi Yod Thong
Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat
Ayutthaya Period

Boromma Trailokanat
Wat Ratchaburana · Wat Nang Phaya
Boromma Racha III · Naresuan
Boromma Kot
Modern Siam / Thailand

Khmer Empire

During the 11th century, the city of Phitsanulok was but a small Khmer outpost called Song Khwae, meaning two rivers.[2] At that time, the Nan and Khwae Noi Rivers both flowed through the city, making it a strategic gateway to northern Thailand.

Sukhothai Period

Phitsanulok was the major city in the east of the Sukhothai Kingdom.
Construction of Wat Aranyik and Wat Chedi Yod Thong

Ayutthaya Period

Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat was constructed in 1357.
King Borommatrailokanat moved the capital of the Ayutthaya kingdom to Phitsanulok in 1463 to strengthen the northern boundary of the kingdom.
Construction of Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Nang Phaya during reign of King Borommatrailokanat
King Borommatrailokanat's successor Boromma Ratchathirat III returned the capital of the Ayutthaya kingdom to Ayutthaya.
In 1555, King Naresuan the Great was born in the city.
Phitsanulok was a major place of recruitment during Ayutthaya's war with Burma.
Mother-of-pearl inlaid doors were built for the entrance to Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathatin 1756 by order of King Boromakot.
Following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese in 1767, a mad monk seized control of the city from its royal governor. King Taksin the Great was himself wounded during an unsuccessful attempt to capture the city from the monk.

19th Century

King Mongkut ordered the restoration of Wat Ratchaburana.

20th Century

The Phitsanulok fire of 1955 destroyed much of the older portion of the city of Phitsanulok.
On Nov 28, 1961, the King Naresuan Shrine was completed at Chandra Palace.
On January 25, 1967, the Phitsanulok campus of what is now Naresuan University was established as the northern branch of the College of Education.
Naresuan Dam was constructed throughout the span of 1976 to 1985 on the Nan River as part of the Phitsanulok Irrigation Project.[5] The dam was designed to help prevent flooding of the city.

Phitsanulok is located approximately 377 km north of Bangkok.

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