Ancient records reveal that before establishment of the current dynasty in the late 18th Century, the area called Phangnga was a district attrached to Takuapa, the leading town thereabouts. Then with the beginning of the Rattanakosin Dynasty, during the reign of Rama I, Phang-nga was given equal status with Takuapa and another nearby town, Takuatung, and all three were removed from the government's Harbor Department and put under the Ministry of Defense