Suphan Buri

Suphanburi was founded in the 9th century (877-882 AD) and known in the Dvaravati period as Mueang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi. At the end of the 11th or beginning 12th century the Dvaravati city of U-Thong was abandoned because of draught (ongoing retraction of the Paleao Sea) and its people resettled in Suphanaphum, as the latter had access to the sea. The city state became a vassal of Sukhothai in the 13th century as its name appears on the Ram Kamhaeng stone inscription. In the early 14th century Suphanaphum could fight off Sukhothai and remained as an independent city state. It resorted under the Kingdom of Ayutthaya on the latter's establishment. The first king of Ayutthaya, King Ramathibodhi I, sent his brother-in-law Khun Luang Pangua to rule the city of Suphan Buri. Suphan Buri was an important border city, and also the location of several battles with the neighbouring Burmese. Suphanburi features also in the epic story of Khun Chang, Khun Phaen as the hometown of Khun Chang.

Ayutthaya Historical Research