Wat Chana Songkhram or Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn

Interestingly, there is a statue of King Taksin the Great on the temple grounds. King Taksin was the ruler of the short-lived kingdom.

Kingdom of Thonburi for a period of 14 years before he was executed by the later King Rama I of the Chakri dynasty.

the ruling royal family in Thailand. Before King Rama I became King of the newly united Siam, he was the

important general in King Taksin's army

King Rama oversaw the renovation and gave the temple the new name Wat Tong Pu

He designated Wat Chana Songkram as a temple for Raman or Mon monks, similar to Wat Tong Pu in the Ayutthaya period. The king wanted to honor those Raman soldiers in the army of Somdet Phra Bovornraratchao Maha Surasinghanat, the commander-in-chief.

The army fought against the Burmese in the Nine Armies War (Burmo-Siamese War) in 1785, as well as in the battles of Ta Din Daeng and Sam Sop (1786) and in the old city of Nakhon Lampang Pasang (1787). Afterwards, Prince Maha Surasinghanat restored Wat Tong Pu and presented it to King Rama I, who then elevated it to the status of a royal monastery.

Wat Chana Songkhram is open to visitors daily from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm; admission is free.