Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawihan

 temple, ancient, buddhist temple

วัดชนะสงครามราชาวรมหาวิหาร(Th)

Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawihan, วัดชนะสงครามราชาวรมหาวิหาร, is an old monastery which was built before the first reign of the Rattanakosin Period (before 1782 (B.E. 2325)). The former name is Wat Klang Na (Temple in the paddy field). In the reign of King Rama I, Somdet Phra Bowonratchao Mahasurasinghanat (the viceroy of King Rama I's reign) granted land to Mon People and monks who lived in the area. He renovated the temple to be the residence of the Mon monks. Later King Rama I gave the temple a new name of Wat Tong Pu (tne name of a town in Burma) after the name of Mon temples in Ayutthaya and Lopburi. In the reign of King Rama I, the temple became a center of a Mon sect of Buddhism as he awarded Mon soldiers who formed a major troup in the war with Burma. After the war, the temple was restored and made a royal temple, renamed once more to be Wat Chanasongkhram which means Victory of War, as Thailand gained victory over the Burmese three times between 1785-1787 (B.E. 2328-2330).
(Text from historical marker at Wat Chanasongkram)