Lampang Province
Lampang was part of the Dvaravati period as Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon (Khmer) in the 7th century. During 17th Lampang was under the Burmese. In 1774, Boonma and Kavila suzerain fighted with Myanmar and got victory in the reign of King The Great Taksin. Afterwards King Rama V began governing in precinct style. Finally, it was announced to Lampang province in the reign of King Rama VII in 1933.
Lampang province was named formerly in many as Sridonchai, Lamphakampa Nakhon, Cockood Nakhon. There is white cock in the Libeary as province's symbolic. According to local legend, Buddha visited this province. The Indra worried the people in this town would not get up by themselves to give food offerings to a Buddha. Thus he is transforming himself into a white cock in order to wake them.
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