Prasat Muang Singh
Mueang Sing · City of Lions
Khmer Bayon (late 12th–early 13th century CE, Jayavarman VII)·Khmer (westernmost Khmer outpost)·🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi Province, Sai Yok District, Khwae Noi River plain west of Kanchanaburi, Thailand
About
About Prasat Muang Singh
Westernmost Khmer sanctuary, laterite Historical Park 43 km west of Kanchanaburi on Khwae Noi, built late 12th cent under Jayavarman VII as outpost marking Khmer empire's western limit towards Burma. Four laterite prangs (Monument 1–2 excavated) with Avalokiteshvara lintels, laterite Historical Park gazetted 1987, connected by western Highway branch to Phimai–Angkor road.
Why it mattersWesternmost Khmer laterite sanctuary marking Khmer empire's Siam–Burma frontier
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Was Muang Singh Khmer or earlier Dvaravati layer?
- 02Westernmost claim vs Phimai vs Sukhothai border
Theories
- 01Khmer western limes model: Muang Sing as Siam–Burma sentinel vs Mon Dvaravati frontier
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. late 12th century CE
- Period
- Khmer Bayon (late 12th–early 13th century CE, Jayavarman VII)
- Culture
- Khmer (westernmost Khmer outpost)
- Builders
- Khmer → Thai
- Purpose
- Westernmost Khmer laterite sanctuary on Khwae Noi
- Abandoned
- c.13th century CE
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. late 12th century CE
Initial construction
c. 1438 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
14.0393° N · 99.2430° E · 80 m · 2 mapped features
Monument 1 central prang
temple complexMain laterite prang with Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva lintel
14.0396° N · 99.2432° EMonument 2 galleries
temple complexLaterite quadruple galleries enclosing inner court
14.0390° N · 99.2428° E