Phitsanulok City of Song Kwai

By the year of 1990 B.E., in the Sukhothai Period, in accordance with the order of Somdej Phra Maha Dhammaraja Lithai, the City of Song Kwai was relocated to the present town and ruled by his son, Phra Sai Lue Thai.

Later in the Ayudhya Period, Muang Song Kwai was renamed as Muang Phitsanulok.Because of its premium location ( situated between Ayudhya and northern cities), Muang Phitsanulok become more and more important.In the reign of Somdej Phra Borom Trai Lokkanart,the city had become the capital for 25 years (from 2005 - 2030 B.E.).The King was then ordained in Wat Chulamani.More important, King Naresuan the Great was born here.In the past,the town used to be the capital of the nortern cities located near the Yom amd Nan Rivers.