Koh
Kred
Koh Kred or Kret island in the Chao Phraya River was created from
the digging of a canal around a cape of the Chao Phraya River. In
1722, during the reign of King Thaisa of Ayutthaya, the island was
called Khlong Lat Kret Noi which means a shortcut to Kret canal.
Later, the current diverted, making the canal larger and turning
the cape there into an island.
Koh Kred has prospered since the Ayutthaya period as evident from
the many temples on the island that are from that period. However,
it may have been deserted when the Burmese sacked Ayutthaya. When
Ayutthaya was reclaimed, King Taksin the Great relocated the Mon
people who found religion here. The Mon people on the island came
during the Thon Buri period and during the reign of King Rama II.
A bicycle is the best transportation mode on the island.
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