Ban Nong KhaoBan Nong Khao Village

Ban Nong Khao
Ban Nong Khao Village is situated in Nong Khao Sub-county, Tha Muang County, Kanchanaburi Province, 129 km. northwest of Bangkok.
The history of Ban Nong Khao traces back to the reign of King Ekkathat (1758-1767), the last king of the Ayutthaya Period (1350-1767 A.D.).
When Ayutthaya was defeated by Burma in 1767, a large number of Thai citizens were driven to Burma. At that time, some of the natives of Kanchanaburi fled to hide in the woods.
But the locals of Ban Dong Rang and Ban Don Kradueang united to fight back. At last, they failed to resist the Burmese Invaders and their villages were burned down.
After the situation subsided, those who had escaped from the Burmese soldiers got together to establish a new village near a large pond named Nong Ya Dok Khao meaning a pond with white-flower grass.
The new village was named after the pond. Later, it was shortened to Ban Nong Khao. Regarding the Dong Rang Village which was situated to the south of Ban Nong Khao, today ruins of pagodas, temples and Buddha images at Wat Yai Dong Rang are left to reveal the damage caused in 1767.
The temple was later restored in 1982. The former Don Kradueang Village is now the location of Nong Khao Kowit Phitthayakhom school.