Khlong Tha Lat ( th, คลองท่าลาด, ) is a natural ''

khlong A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...

'' (canal) in

Chachoengsao Province Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand. History ''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...

eastern Thailand Eastern Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Cambodia on the east, North-Eastern Thailand, Northeastern Thailand in the north, and central Thailand on the west. Geography Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms a ...

. It originated from Khlong Si Yat and Khlong Rabom in the Chanthaburi Mountains in the area of Sanam Chai Khet District. Then it flows through Phanom Sarakham and

Ratchasan District Ratchasan ( th, ราชสาส์น, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the central part of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand. History The area of Ratchasan was separated from Phanom Sarakham district and became a minor district (''kin ...

s up till ends at the confluence the

Bang Pakong River The Bang Pakong ( th, แม่น้ำบางปะกง, , ) is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Phra Prong River and the Hanuman River near Kabin Buri, Prachinburi Province. It empties after 231 k ...

at Pak Nam Subdistrict, Bang Khla District, where it is referred to as the "Pak Nam Jolo" (ปากน้ำโจ้โล้) or "Pak Nam Jaolo" (ปากน้ำเจ้าโล่) as spelled in the past. The area where it merges the Bang Pakong River, it is the oldest community in Chachoengsao. It is old and contemporary with

Ayutthaya Kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

, or maybe even older than that. In the second fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, it was occupied by the

Burmese army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

. As time passed, the reign of King

Rama I Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Tha ...

to coincide with the early Rattanakosin era, it was the capital district of Chachoengsao Province. At present at Pak Nam Jolo, a

cetiya upright=1.25, Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the biggest Chedis in Thailand; in Thai, the term Chedi (cetiya) is used interchangeably with the term Stupa Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit ''caitya''), are objects and places used by Buddhi ...

(pagoda) was built to commemorate King

Taksin King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew dialect, Teochew: Dên ...

. The warrior king who led the Siamese army repelled the Burmese army and established a new capital to replace the damaged Ayutthaya,

Thonburi __NOTOC__ Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...

. It is believed that he had led the Ayutthaya army to fight the Burmese in this area after escaping from Ayutthaya. However, according to reliable historical evidence from the

Fine Arts Department The Fine Arts Department ( th, กรมศิลปากร, ) is a government department of Thailand, under the Ministry of Culture. Its mission is managing the country's cultural heritage. History The department was originally established ...

, this event did not actually happen here.

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