|
 Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin probably because, in the old days, it
had
been
a
trading
port
dealing
with
a
vast
number
of
Chinese
junks.
In
1548,
a
town
named
Sakhon
Buri
was
established
at
the
mouth
of
the
Tha
Chin
River.
It
was
a
centre
for
recruiting
troops
from
various
seaside
towns.
The
name
of
the
town
was
changed
into
"Mahachai"
when
Khlong
(canal)
Mahachai
was
dug
in
1704
to
join
the
Tha
Chin
River
at
the
town.
Later,
the
town
was
renamed
Samut
Sakhon
by
King
Rama
IV
but
it
is
still
popularly
called
"Mahachai"
by
the
villagers. |
