Old Sukhothai Historical Park: Beautiful and historical ruin city of Sukhothai Kingdom (Part – 1)

By Asad Russel –

About the Old Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand:
In the north-central Thailand in a beautiful setting of trees, lawns and lakes is located the Old Sukhothai Historical Park, beginning in 1238 for the Sukhothai kingdom was the capital the Old Sukhothai Historical Park. By a moat enclosed contains 21 temples alone the central area, has 200 pagodas the greatest of them.

The history of the Old Sukhothai Historical Park:
In 1238 was founded, for Siam the first unified Kingdom was the Sukhothai. To this prior to the Khmer empire of Angkor the loyal by the local rulers was governed the modern day Thailand. To wane began of the Khmers as the power, from the central plains to expel the Khmers banded together two general of Thailand, the new Kingdom of Sukhothai in Pali which means “Dawn of Happiness” founding, as the first ruler the Intradit which was one of the general.

For about 200 years was flourished the kingdom, a high influential religious and political center it became at the Old Sukhothai it was the capital during the time. From the royal capital would rule eight kings, among them the King Ramkhamhaeng (c.1278 to 1299) was the most important one, of the founding son the youngest son. Replacing the Hinduism of Khmer as the national region the Theraveda Buddhism he established among the accomplishments of other and of the Thai alphabet a form of early introduce.

In the 14th century began to decline the Sukhothai, as was on rise the power of Ayutthaya. A vassal state of Ayutthaya had become the Sukhothai by the late 1300s, all independence it relinquished in 1438.

At the Old Sukhothai Historical Park what to see:
As the Old Sukhothai Historical Park in picturesque ruins now lies the capital of medieval period the Sukhothai. The unique style of decoration of the Sukhothai showcases its many temples, the influences of Sri Lankan and Khmer (now the Cambodian) which incorporates.

About 70 square kilometers (27 sq. miles) covers the park and into five zones is divided, a separate admission fee each of which required. The first priority and for the city the royal part is the central zone.

There are four outer zones, east, west, north and south, than the central zone are touristy and also less crowded. Large areas they all cover, so efficiently to get around is essential a bicycle or other type of vehicle. The best zone is the north zone and also the closest zone, towards the New Sukhothai by the east zone followed. More hilly and remote is the west zone and most visitor’s time is not worth the south zone.

By a moat of square shape protected, 21 temples contains the central zone among the trees, pools of lotus covered, several types of greenery and canals interspersed. Over 3 square kilometers (about 1 sq. miles) it covers, so all the ground to cover a convenient way is the bicycle but it is not the essential one. Today than it looks in the 13th century much more crowded is the city, by the perishable wood which were made the temples between them packed the houses and several type of secular buildings.

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