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Champasri
จำปาศรี
LocationNa Dun, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
TypeHuman settlement
Area3.76 square kilometres (376 ha)
History
MaterialBrick, Laterite, Sandstone, Ceramics
Foundedc. 8th century BCE
Abandonedc. 12th century CE
PeriodsPre-history
Cultures
Associated with
Site notes
Discovered1970
Excavation dates1982
ArchaeologistsFine Arts Department
ConditionMostly destroyed
OwnershipPrivate
Public accessYes

Champasri (Thai: จัมปาศรี) was an ancient settlement located in Ku Santarat Subdistrict, Na Dun district, Maha Sarakham, northeastern Thailand. It was said to be the capital of the same named city-state.

Layout and location

The ancient city of Champasri is a double-moat ancient settlement. It has an oval shape, with a wide base in the north and a tapering tip in the south. It is approximately 2 kilometers wide and 4 kilometers long. It has a 20-meter-wide moat and an earthen embankment that is 3 meters high and 6 meters wide.

Findings

Mon and old Khmer inscriptions found in the back of votive tablets dated the 12th century.

Outside the city wall, 300 meters to the south, Prasat Ku Santarat (กู่สันตรัตน์) is situated in the Wat Ku Tai temple (วัดกู่ใต้). It was built around 1157–1208 during the reign of Jayavarman VII of the Angkor.

Legends

References

  1. ^ "เมืองโบราณนครจำปาศรี" [Nakhon Champasri Ancient City]. m-culture.in.th (in Thai). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ "เส้นทางไป เส้นทางสายวัฒนธรรม นครจัมปาศรี (มหาสารคาม)" [Route to the Cultural Route, Nakhon Champasri (Maha Sarakham)]. mahasarakham.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ^ Wirot Cheewasultaworn (5 January 2025). "นครจําปาศรี นครโบราณแห่งมหาสารคาม" [Champasri, the ancient city of Maha Sarakham]. Mahasarakham University (in Thai). Retrieved 5 January 2025.