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Nakhon Si Thammarat

Also known as Ligor

Nakhon Si Thammarat is a city on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand, called Ligor by Europeans. It was the centre of the trading kingdom of Tambralinga and later of a kingdom that spread Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism to Sukhothai. Its great stupa, Wat Phra Mahathat, remains one of the most revered in Thailand.

Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Sukhothai KingdomSocioeconomyAyutthaya KingdomDecline

Mentioned in 3 state histories

TambralingaNakhon Si Thammarat KingdomThonburi Kingdom

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nakhon Si Thammarat. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-si-thammarat
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“Nakhon Si Thammarat.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-si-thammarat. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Nakhon Si Thammarat.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-si-thammarat.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nakhon Si Thammarat’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nakhon-si-thammarat (Accessed: ).

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