page_title: Ratchaburi Province
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ratchaburi Province / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Ku Bua, Ratchaburi Province, western Thailand. Remains of a stupa dating back to the Dvaravati period. Photo taken by User:Ahoerstemeier in January 2006. ไทย: วัดโขลง ชื่ออื่น (ถ้ามี) โบราณสถานหมายเลข 18 เมืองคูบัว (วัดโขลงสุวรรณคีรี) ที่ตั้ง หมู่ 6 บ้านโพธิ์งาม ตำบล คูบัว อำเภอเมืองราชบุรี จังหวัดราชบุรี This is a photo of a monument in Thailand identified by the ID 0004806 (Thai Fine Art Department's link) 13°29′11″N 99°50′9″E﻿ / ﻿13.48639°N 99.83583°E
context_page_description: Ratchaburi Province or Rat Buri is one of the western provinces of Thailand.
context_section_description: The history of the city of Ratchaburi dates back to the Dvaravati period, when it was an important city of the Mon Kingdom. Of the city of Khu Bua nearby only ruins remains. According to legend it dates back to the mythical Suvannabhumi Kingdom predating Dvaravati.
  "Ratchaburi" means 'the land of the king'. Ratchaburi dates back to ancient times and was important during the Dvaravati period. The city of Ratchburi is on the banks of the Mae Klong River and was a town of the Suvarnabhumi Kingdom.
caption: Wat Khlong, the largest ruin of Khu Bua
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