Pattani, Thailand

History

Modern Pattani is located at the mouth of the Pattani River. The river may have changed course and empty into the sea at the current location in the 16th century. A small port existed in the current location at Kuala Bekah (Kuala Sungai Patani) at the mouth of Patani River by the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Kuala Bekah was one of the two river mouths of old Pattani, the other being Kuala Ru, near which was the old historical centre of the Patani Kingdom that ruled over the region of Patani. The older centre was located 6–7 km to the east of the present city; near Ban Kru Se or Kampong Kersik, which is where the Krue Se Mosque is located. Pattani was captured and sacked by the Siamese in 1785. The town centre developed in the current location and the Sultan moved to Cabang Tiga at the southern side of present-day Pattani in the 19th century. The Patani City municipality was established in 1935 by royal decree.

From the History section of Pattani, Thailand on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.