Nakhon Thai

Nakhon Thai lies in a valley among the mountains east of the Sukhothai plain. Local tradition associates it with Bang Yang, the town ruled by Bang Klang Hao before he became the first king of Sukhothai. Together with his ally Pha Mueang, he opposed the Khmer governor and took Sukhothai, where he ruled as Si Intharathit. An old champa tree at a local temple is linked in tradition with the memory of this early ruler and his town.