Muang Fa Daet Song Yang
| Native Name | เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง, មឿងហ្វាដេតសុងយ៉ាង |
|---|---|
| Alternative name | Ban Mueang Sung Yang, Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang, Muang Sema |
| BA# | T46003 |
| CISARK# | 2315 |
| Type | Ancient City |
| Location | |
| Part of | Muang Fa Daet Song Yang |
| Commune | Nong Paen |
| District | Kamalasai |
| Province | Kalasin |
| Country | Thailand |
| Coordinates | 16.31489, 103.51628 |
Muang Fa Daet Song Yang (เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง - Pronounced: Moo-ang Faa det Sawng Yang)
Important and significant-sized ancient city site located in the southern reaches of the province just north of the Chi River system. Habitation of the site dates back to prehistoric times although the large moated area with double embankments is considered to have been founded by a local Dvaravati ruler in the early 7th century.
While a strategic location for trade and communications the large number of Dvaravati-period vestiges, including various shrines and chedis, suggests that the settlement was also an important ceremonial and religious centre. TFAD excavations have revealed Khmer influences dating back to the Chenla period as well as later periods. These are mainly based on plentiful Khmer pottery unearthed at the site and we're not aware of any specifically Khmer structures as such. The site is large and TFAD excavations and research are still ongoing.
The settlement's core area measures some 1 km wide by 2.5 kms from north to south and is enclosed by a well-preserved moat. (The site is considered by locals to correspond to the shape of a sema stone, hence the colloquial name Muang Sema.) Intact structures, including Prathat Ya Khu, are concentrated in the northeastern sector and may conceivably have undergone restoration during the subsequent Lan Chang period. Most, if not all, are considered to be Buddhist in nature although Dvaravati inscriptions found at the site are written in Sanskrit rather than Pali - perhaps again showing Khmer influence. (Regardless of language, inscriptions are clearly Mon rather than Khmer and so not listed on this page.)
The individual Dvaravati brick chedis and stupas are not listed on Beyond Angkor although we have catalogued one particular location where satellite images hint at a square, moated site which may possibly be of Khmer origin. The site is simply listed as Sema on CISARK and in lieu of the correct name we have, for now, merely noted the BA number Sema. Such an obvious site must have been excavated by the FAD but we have no record of their findings so, for now, the location remains unconfirmed.
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Nearby Sites
- Ban Chiang Hian
- Ban Chiang Hian Museum
- Ban Kho (Talat)
- Baray Ku Noi Ban Khwao
- Kanthararat
- Ku Mahathat
- Ku Noi Ban Khwao
- Muang Fa Daet Song Yang
- Non Muang (Kamalasai)
- Non Nong Kae
- Nong Kung
- Nong Paen
- Sema
- T44004
- T44072
- Wat Mahachai Northeastern Local Culture Museum
- Wat Phra Phuttha Mongkol
- Wat Prang Ku Thep Inplaeng Khong Chai
- Wat Si Maha Pho
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