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The Past
A province with a long history, Tak was earlier called Mueang Rahang.
Historians
believe
it
was
built
prior
to
the
Sukhothai
era
and
was
treated
as
the
western
frontier
of
the
Kingdom.
Tak
was
also
associated
with
Thailand's
former
Great
Kings,
from
King
Ramkamhaeng
the
Great,
King
Naresuan
the
Great,
King
Narai
the
Great
to
King
Taksin
the
Great.
These
four
Kings
usually
called
their
troop
assemblies
in
Tak.
That
is
why
the
seal
of
the
province
depicts
King
Naresuan
the
Great
on
the
royal
elephant,
pouring
sacred
water
on
the
ground.
This
is a
symbolic
representation
of
the
declaration
of
the
independence
of
the
Kingdom
of
Ayutthaya
during
the
war
with
Burma
in
1584.
Tak
was
considered
the
first
district
to
be
liberated
from
the
power
of
the
Burmese
Kingdom. |
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The Present
Today, Tak is no longer a strategic military frontier between two
great
nations.
It
is
however
a
trading
gateway
to
Myanmar
at
Amphoe
Mae
Sot,
where
lots
of
economic
activities
take
place
daily
along
the
border.
In
addition,
the
province
has
the
Asian
Highway
that
runs
from
Thailand's
western
border
towards
the
northeastern
region
at
Chong
Mek
(Mae
Sot
Sukhothai
Phitsanulok
Ubon
Ratchathani
-
Laos).
Apart from Tak's military and economic importance the province is
also
an
environmental
and
cultural
center
with
magnificent
forests,
spectacular
waterfalls
and
caves
and
fascinating
hill
tribes
such
as
Karen,
Lisu,
Musoe
(Lahu),
Akha,
Yao
and
Hmong. |
