Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok (, ) is an important an historic ceety in lawer northren Thailand an is the caipital o Phitsanulok Province, which stretches aw the wey tae the Laotian border.

Phitsanulok is ane o the auldest ceeties in Thailand, foondit ower 600 years ago. It is probably best kent as the birthplace o King Naresuan, who freed the kintra frae Burmese domination in the late 16t Yearhunner, an his brither an successor King Ekathosarot (Sanpet III).

As the cross-road atween the northren an central regions o the kintra, it haes lang been important baith for poleetical an strategic reasons, an wis focht ower mony times in yearhunners past.

Phitsanulok wis the caipital o Thailand for 25 years durin the reign o King Boromma Trailokanat o Ayutthaya. Locatit on the banks o the Nan River, the ceety wis oreeginally a sma Khmer ootpost kent as Sang Kwae, afore the Khwae Noi River chynged its course in the 11t Century A.D.  Phitsanulok wis an' a' a provincial centre o the Angkorian Empire durin the Angkorian period.Thailand, A Short Story, David K. Wyatt, ISBN 0300030541 

Phitsanulok is hame tae Naresuan University an Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as tae a major Ryal Thai Airmy base.

Etymology
Sang Khwae-The first element, 'sang', means the nummer twa.  The seicont element, 'khwae', means tributary.  A loose translation o the entire name wad be Twa Rivers.
Phitsanulok-The first element, 'Phitsanu' (Thai:  พิษณุ), is a cognate o Vishnu, a Hindu god (see, e.g. Witnu, Thai:  วิษณุ).  Lack o a v soond in the Thai leid accoonts for the twa forms.  The seicont element, 'lok' (Thai:  โลก,) means globe o warld.  A loose translation o the entire name wad be Vishnu's Heaven.

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Category:Populatit places in Thailand
Category:Phitsanulok Province
Category:Nan River