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It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, previously the Kingdom of Ligor, and contains many buildings and ruins of historical significance. The king of Srivijaya "had established a foothold on the Malay Peninsular at Ligor" by 775, where he "built various edifices, including a sanctuary dedicated to the Buddha and to the Bodhisattvas Padmapani and Vajrapani." [1]:84–85,91 With the fall of the Siamese capital of Ayutthaya in 1767 it regained independence, but returned to its allegiance on the founding of Bangkok. In the 17th century British, Portuguese, and Dutch merchants set up factories there and carried on an extensive trade. Its origins are not fully known. Most historians recognize the Tambralinga Kingdom of Chinese records as a precursor of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The town chronicles of this time are hardly separable from legend, but they do tell of an abandonment and refounding of the town, which would explain the break in history between Tambralinga and Nakhon Si Thammarat. References to a country named Poling appear in Chinese chronicles from the Tang dynasty period down to the early Ming dynasty. Many scholars identify Poling with Maling and Danmaling was one of the member-states of Sanfoqi (the Chinese equivalent to Srivijaya) in the central part of the Malayu Peninsula or today southern Thailand. Poling may also be equated to the Tambralingarat (Tambralinga State) that appears in Indian sources. By the end of the 12th century, Tambralinga had become independent of Srivijaya Kingdom. Its rapid rise to prominence from the 13th century to the beginning of 14th century, Tambralinga had occupied the entire Malay Peninsula and become one of the dominant south-east Asian states. By the end of the 14th century, Tambralinga had become a part of Siam (now Thailand) named Nakhon Si Thammaraj. At the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom was already listed as one of the kingdoms under control of the Thai, which it has remained during most of its history. It was usually known as Ligor to European merchants in the 16th century. During the period of the five separate states following the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the Prince of Nakhon Si Thammarat made an abortive bid for independence, but was pardoned by Taksin and retired to Thonburi. At the end of the 19th century, the kingdom was finally fully absorbed into Siam by converting it into the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat. When the monthon system was abolished in 1932, the town became a provincial capital.

Chang Klang District

Area
Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°22′27″N 99°34′5″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat	Chang Klang
• Total	232.5 km² (89.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	29,594
• Density	127.3/km² (330/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	80250
Geocode	8022

Chang Klang (Thai: ช้างกลาง) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province,southern Thailand.

HistoryEdit

The district was created on July 15, 1996 by splitting the three นsoutheastern tambon fromChawang district.^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official .^[3]

GeographyEdit

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chawang, Lan Saka, Thung Songand Na Bon.

AdministrationEdit

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Chang Klang	ช้างกลาง	17	16,989
2.	Lak Chang	หลักช้าง	10	7,581
3.	Suan Khan	สวนขัน	18	5,024