Sariang

Sariang lies in the mountainous border country of northern mainland Southeast Asia, in the Yuam River valley. The present district was formerly known as Mueang Yuam or Yuam Tai. Its valley lies among the Thanon Thong Chai ranges, where waterways and mountain passes connected communities across the highlands.

The Yonok chronicle describes Yuam Tai as a frontier town west of Chiang Mai from 1434. A later account quoted in the Thai Cultural Encyclopedia says that in 1789 the town was nearly deserted after repeated raids, although households remained in surrounding villages. The account portrays a vulnerable frontier settlement within the wider political world of northern Thailand.