Rattanaburi

Rattanaburi grew from a settlement of Kuy people who crossed the Mekong from the Champasak country. Local tradition names Chiang Si as its founder at Ban Kut Wai; he later received a Siamese title as ruler. Along with Prathai Saman, Sangkha and Khukhan, the town sent tribute through Phimai to the Siamese court. Elephants, ivory and beeswax were among the forest products valued in these exchanges.