Mueng Thung Yai

Mueang Thung Yai, later called Trat, lies near the eastern shore of the Gulf of Siam. The town appeared in the history of Ayutthaya during the reign of King Prasat Thong in the seventeenth century. Its position between the sea and the forested Cambodian frontier made it a useful coastal settlement, and Chinese merchants formed part of the community that grew around its waterways.