Suphan Buri Province
Suphan Buri (Thai: สุพรรณบุรี) is one o the central provinces (changwat) o Thailand. Neighboringprovinces are (frae north clockwise) Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom an Kanchanaburi.
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Etymology [edit]
The wird Suphan oreeginates frae the Sanskrit wird Suvarna (Devanagari: सुवर्ण), meaning gold, an the wird buri frae Sanskrit Purī (Devanagari: पुरी), meaning toun or ceety. Hence the name o the province literally means Ceety o Gold.
Geography [edit]
The terrain o the province is maistly law river plains, wi sma muntain ranges in the north an the wast o the province. The sootheastren pairt wi the vera law plain o the Tha Cheen river is paddy rice farmin aurie.
History [edit]
Suphan Buri might be the site of the legendary Suvarnabhumi, which is mentioned in vera auld Buddhist writins.[1] Housomeivver the first confirmed historical settlement wis in the Dvaravati period, when the city was known as Mueang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi. Its foondin did take place 877-882. Later it wis cawed U Thong, an wis the hame ceety o Prince U Thong, the foonder o the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Keeng Khun Luang Pha Ngua finally gave it the current name. Suphan Buri wis an important border ceety, an an' a' the location o several battles wi the neighborin Burmese.
Seembols [edit]
The provincial seal shows the elephant battle atween Keeng Naresuan the Great an the croun prince o Burma in 1592, which teuk place in Suphan Buri.
Provincial tree is the Ebony Tree (Diospyros mollis), มะเกลือ.
References [edit]
- ↑ The Siam Society: Miscellaneous Articles Written for the JSS by His Late Highness Prince Damrong. The Siam Society, Bangkok, B.E. 2505 (1962)
