Category:Phetchaburi Province

Map Keys
	Large Prasats		Arogyasalas
	Large Ruins		Dharmasalas
	Medium Prasats		Ancient Bridges
	Medium Ruins		Ancient Cities
	Medium Tuols		Ancient Kilns
	Small Prasats		Ancient Quarries
	Small Ruins		Ancient Reservoirs
	Small Tuols		Ancient Villages
	Museums		Carvings
	Depositories		Other Structures
	Wats		Prehistoric Sites
	Neak Ta's		Unknown Sites
	Unconfirmed Sites

Khmer vestiges in present-day Phetchaburi Province are limited geographically and in terms of their timeframe with known sites today limited to the ancient city site of Jayavajapura itself, located somewhere under the modern sprawl of the provincial capital. (The isolated site at Sra Phang perhaps corresponded to some kind of waypoint or caravanserai on the long route south although for now, it remains unconfirmed.) Nonetheless, the ancient settlement of Jaya Watcharapura (spellings vary) appears to have been an important one and unlike many of the smaller provinces further north in central Thailand, Phetchaburi does possess today an impressive and well-preserved standing temple at Wat Kamphaeng Laeng.

While earlier sites in Chanthaburi Province are located further south, Phetchaburi represents Jayavarman VII's - and Angkor's - mostly southerly outpost on the Peninsula and no Khmer sites have been confirmed beyond this point. As such the settlement was certainly an important trading point - both for exotic forest products from the extensive mountains to the west - and with the numerous ancient ports strung out to the south. While not actually on the coast, the Phetchaburi River covers the short distance to the Gulf of Thailand while satellite images reveal what are possibly ancient canals leading east from the city.

Historically speaking, while the region certainly featured on old Funanese trade routes around the Gulf, Chenla influence appears to have been restricted to areas further north in the Dvaravti heartland of the central plains while subsequent expansion during Suryavarman's reign also concentrated on Lopburi and regions further north.

In conclusion then, while Jayasinghapura, (Muang Sing) represents the western limits of Jayavarman VII's late 12th-century empire, Phetchaburi marked the southern extent of his vast territory. A brief but significant Khmer footprint in the upper Peninsula.