Place:Buriram, Thailand

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Buriram, Changwat is a province.

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Buriram province (, ; Northern Khmer:) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, and Surin. To the southeast it borders Oddar Meanchey province of Cambodia. The name "Buriram" means 'city of happiness'.

History

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The study of archaeologists has found evidence of human habitation since prehistoric times in Dvaravati period in Buriram including cultural evidence from the ancient Khmer Empire, which has both a brick castle and more than 60 stone castles, and have found important archaeological sites, including kilns, pottery and pottery, earthenware called Khmer wares, which determines the age around the 15th-18th. After the period of ancient Khmer or Khmer culture, the historical evidence of Buriram began to appear again at the end of the [Ayutthaya period]], Which appears to be an old city and later appeared in the Thonburi period to the Rattanakosin period that Buriram was a city.

Later, about 1897-1898, Buriram city was up to Monthon Nakhon Ratchasima called "Nang Rong Area" consists of Buriram, Nang Rong, Rattanaburi, Prakhon Chai and Phutthaisong. The Ministry of Interior announced changed the name of the city to "Buriram" in August 3, 1901. In 1907, the Ministry of Interior renovates the districts in the Northeast. Monthon Nakhon Ratchasima consists of 3 cities, 17 districts, namely Muang Nakhon Ratchasima 10 districts, Muang Chaiyaphum 3 districts and Muang Buriram 4 districts including Nang Rong, Phutthaisong, Prakhon Chai (Talung) and Rattanaburi (currently dependent on Surin).

In 1933, Monthon Nakhon Ratchasima was dissolved and Buriram has a status as Buriram province since then.

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