Sri Satchanalai

Si Satchanalai stands on the Yom River north of Sukhothai. Its walled town and Buddhist monasteries formed one of the principal centres of the Sukhothai kingdom. Beyond the city, kilns along the river produced the glazed stoneware known as Sawankhalok ware. Bowls, jars and figurines made here travelled far beyond the Yom valley, carried through the trading networks of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia.

The city's religious buildings display the artistic traditions of Sukhothai, while nearby Chaliang preserves traces of an older settlement. As Ayutthaya extended its authority over the northern towns, Si Satchanalai remained a regional centre and became known as Sawankhalok. Potters at Ban Ko Noi and Ban Pa Yang continued to fire wares for everyday use and trade, adapting kiln designs and glazes over generations. Finds from shipwrecks show how widely their products circulated by sea.