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“Wat Samanakottharam It is assumed that it was built in the early Ayutthaya period. and restored in the late Ayutthaya period”

Wat Samanakottharam It is assumed that it was built in the early Ayutthaya period. And rebuilt in the late Ayutthaya period by Chao Phraya Kosa (leek) and Chao Phraya Kosa (Pan), probably during the reign of King Narai the Great in the archives of gamfer A German physician working for the Dutch East India Company arrived in Ayutthaya in 1690 the reign of Somdet Phra Wat Samanakottharam At present, it is a temple with monks staying in the rainy season by building a sanctuary in the south of the ancient site. There is no documentary evidence about the history of this temple's construction. In the Gamfer Archives Indicated that it was restored by Chao Phraya Kosa Lek.

In the reign of King Narai by the name "Wat Phraya Phra Klang" and stated that Somdej Phra Petracha went to cremate Chao Mae Phra Dusit, the mother of Chao Phraya Kosathibodi (leek) and Chao Phraya Kosathibodee (Pan), who is the milk of King Narai in the year 2233 at Watsanakotharam as well.Therefore, it can be assumed that this temple may be the temple that the two Chao Phraya Kosathibodi have renovated to be family temples. Inside the temple consists of a large prang base surrounded by a square crooked balcony. From the excavation, it was found that the aforementioned prang was built around the end of the middle Ayutthaya period. Which built an edge over the circular bell-shaped Chedi located in the Prathaksin courtyard connected to the four corner Chedi and surrounded by another layer of defensive walls. Which is a work created in the early Ayutthaya period

Next to the east side, outside the corridor, there is a large thorn. Which has been restored again in the late Ayutthaya period as well as the ubosot which is in the west of the temple in the same line as Phatracha recorded that away from the city to the east, there is a famous temple called "Wat Phraya Klang", according to the plan that Mr. Gamfer wrote, appeared to be Wat Samon Kotharam and Wat Kudi Dao.And also stated that Somdet Phra Phetracha went to this temple to cremate Chao Mae Dusit who was the mother of Chao Phraya Kosa (leek) and Chao Phraya Kosa (Pan) and was also the nurse of King Narai the Great when 2233 B.E. There is also a large bell pagodaLocated between Phra Prang and Ubosot It is assumed that the temple was built from the beginning according to the style of the pagoda and the pattern decorated on the throne. These ancient sites were built over the foundation of the original building which was built in the early Ayutthaya period.