Ta Moan Tod Castle

Terrain

General condition

The Ta Muen Prasat Group is located on the Phanom Dong Rak Mountain Range. which is the borderline between Thailand and Cambodia The general condition is in the dense forest. in Huai Thap Than-Huai Samran Wildlife Sanctuary and is a military control area The ancient site has been restored.

Prasat Ta Muean Tod It is located 300 meters from Prasat Ta Muen (Bai Kreme) in the southeast and away from Prasat Ta Muen Thom. to the northwest, about 700 meters

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Chi River, Khlong Tamong, Khlong Okru, Lam Huai Sen

Geological conditions

geological conditions (Department of Mineral Resources 2010:16) is in the Phu Phan rock category (Kpp), the Korat rock group. Cretaceous period (66.4-140 million years ago), the stone is gray-white, pale yellow, white mixed with yellow-orange. Coarse to medium grain size bad sizing The grains of sand are quite square, dense, hard, showing layered and oblique layers, and rounded pebbles, gray-white, pale yellow, white and yellow-orange. Small to medium grain size continually resting on the pillars of the stone pillars.

Phu Phan rock group around Prasat Ta Muean Chong It is assumed that it was also used as a material for building the castle.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Ta Mean Toke Castle or the eyes of Toj It has the same plan as a religious place called Arokayasala or a place of worship for Arokayasala. consisting of the president's castle facing east and the library is in the wall on the southeast side Outside the northeast wall is a rectangular pond.

The main castle has a square plan with indented corners forming a protruding porch. south of the porch wall cut into one window To the north is a solid wall. It is located on a 3-storey laterite base with stairs leading up north, south and west. rather narrow and placed slightly overlapping due to the cross-shaped tea which connects to the front of the Gopura Inside the sandstone relic house was laid with laterite. and the space inside is quite narrow The machine on the roof is made of laterite, cascading up to 4 floors up to the top. which is made into a lotus shape carved from sandstone in the shape of lotus petals facing up and lotus buds

For the library, it is made of laterite. There is an entrance door in the west front which faces the main castle. On the east side was an unfinished forged door. The side walls are made of false window openings with sandstone window frames.

The Prasat and Bannalai have laterite walls encircling the castle on all four sides. In the center of the eastern glass wall there is a Gopura, inside there is a cross-shaped platform connecting Gopura to the main castle. Outside Gopura, there is also a cross-shaped platform. There is a staircase leading up in front. On the north side of the cross-shaped platform, there is a pool, the edge of the pool is covered with laterite as a staircase leading up and down.

Ta Mean Toj Castle inscription found 1 digit, which has been read and translated. It is an inscription of Khmer characters in Sanskrit language, width 35 cm., height 116 cm., thickness 27 cm. The information obtained from the stone inscription is historical data. mentioning Sri Jayavarman that he was the son of King Dharindravarman When ascending the throne brought prosperity to the kingdom of his reign. As for administrative information, it was revealed that during the reign of Jayavarman VII decentralized government by appointing officials from a central location. Healthcare is equal. There is a saying that appears in the inscription:"The suffering of the people is like the suffering of the King" which religious information It made it known that the hospital was under the prestige of the medical Buddha, Phra Phutthaphaisachaya Guruvaidhunyaprapha. "God of healing which contains the shining lapis lazuli” (Licorice Kaew Klai, 1985, 1-2.) The inscription found at Prasat Ta Man Toj is an important inscription that makes it possible to conclude that the ancient site with this form is an archaeological site. Built as a religious place in a hospital built for various local people during the reign of Jayavarman VII, as evidenced in the Ta Prohm inscription that Jayavarman VII ordered the construction of 102 hospitals throughout Kingdom

For inscriptions referring to the religious places of the hospital, the inscription of Prasat Ta Prohm year 1729 mentions the construction of 102 hospitals during the reign of Jayavarman VII. This ancient monument is often found with inscriptions. By Prasat Ta Muen Toj found an inscription that indicates that this ancient site is a religious hospital. And probably used to enshrine Phra Phaisachayakuruvaidunyaprapha (Anong Nupan, 1992:42), the god of healing. The hospital is probably built of wood. Therefore, there is no evidence left.

In Thailand, ancient places that are religious sites have been found, such as Ku Kaeo in Khon Kaen Province, Ku Santarat and Ku Mahathat in Maha Sarakham Province, Prasat Nong Ku in Roi Et Province, Prang Ku in Chaiyaphum Province, Prasat Sa Kamphaeng Noi. Ban Samo Prasat, Sisaket Province, Prasat Ta Muean Toj, Prasat Chaniang, Prasat Ban Chang Pee, Prasat Chom Phra Prasat, Prasat Ban Prasat, Surin Province, Prasat Khok Prasat Prasat Noi (Kut Ruesi), Little Ruesi Nong Bua Rai, Wat Pho Yoi, Buriram Province, Prasat Ku Brahmin Jumsin, Prang Phon Songkhram, Khon Buri, the old city and Pasartana Dance Nakhon Ratchasima Province

The interesting thing of Prasat Ta Mean Toj is the relics of the main castle made of sandstone. The top was built using laterite. The use of sandstone may be due to its proximity to the sandstone cutting site. Or it is closer to Phra Nakhon, the capital of Cambodia than any other disease found in Thailand. Therefore, there may be more meticulousness (Rungrott Thammarungruang, 2005 :157)

From the evidence that the traveler's accommodation was found or religious places in synagogues and the disease sala above that Jayavarman VII ordered to be built in various important cities This reflects that he succeeded in converting ancient Khmer, which was Hindu, to Mahayana Buddhism. And it means being accepted by neighboring countries.

Discovery of Ta Muen Castle which is a synagogue or religious places to stay for travelers near Prasat Ta Muen Thom and Ta Mean Toj Castle which is an ailment Makes me know that this area, besides being a sacred area Since at least around the 12th Buddhist century because it was the location of Swayambhu Valling at Ta Moen Thom Castle. It is also an important route between Phra Nakhon and Phimai. Which is related to the traces of the ancient roads found around the Ta Muen Prasat Group. The appearance of Khmer religious places of different ages reflect that The community in the Prasat Ta Muen neighborhood is probably large, important and has been under the Khmer culture for a long time.

Related inscriptions:Prasat Ta Muen Thom inscription, digit 1, digit 2, digit 3, digit 4, digit 5, digit 6, digit of Prasat Ta Muen Toj