North of Wat Mahathat is Wat Ratchaburana. It was not very far actually, just a stone throw away; so, my friends and I just walked over. During the early Ayutthaya period, when King Intharacha I passed away and the throne of Ayutthaya went vacant, his two older sons fought to be king. Both perished and the third son, Prince Sam Phraya ascended the throne instead. He became the new King Borom Ratchathirat II. In 1424, his majesty built Wat Ratchaburana on the site where his brothers perished. Two chedis were erected on the spot where they died.
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