Amphoe Don Chedi
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Don Chedi ดอนเจดีย์ |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province |
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| Coordinates: 14°38′06″N 100°01′18″E / 14.63500°N 100.02167°ECoordinates: 14°38′06″N 100°01′18″E / 14.63500°N 100.02167°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Suphanburi |
| Seat | Don Chedi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 252.081 km2 (97.329 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 453,839 |
| • Density | 179.8/km2 (466/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 72170 |
| Geocode | 7206 |
Don Chedi (Thai: ดอนเจดีย์; IPA: [dɔ̄ːn tɕēːdīː]) is a district (Amphoe) of Suphanburi Province, Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Ya Sai, Sam Chuk, Si Prachan, Mueang Suphanburi and U Thong, and in Kanchanaburi Province the district Lao Khwan.
Prince Damrong Rajanubhab in 1913 discovered the remains of a large chedi within the district. He identified it as the one built by King Naresuan in 1593 after his win against the Burmese. The chedi was reconstructed in 1952. In 1959 a statue of the king on his war elephant cast by Silpa Bhirasri was added.
However, more recent research casts doubt on this identification. Although one of the chronicles explicitly places the battle at Suphanburi, the others don't give any clear location. The Dutch merchant Jeremias van Vliet, however, wrote in his Short History of the Kings of Siam in 1640 that the battle took place near Ayutthaya - which would make Chedi Phu Khao Thong the likely place of this battle.
The area of the district was originally part of Si Prachan district. It was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on January 1, 1962, consisting of the two tambon Don Chedi and Nong Sarai. It was upgraded to a full district on July 27, 1965.
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