THE AYOTDHAYA’S STRUCTURES DIRECTORY HERITAGE HAD BEEN CIRCULATED TO PHRA NAKON SRI AYUTDHAYA’S PERIOD BY THE KRUNGSRI AYUTDHAYA’S MAP

Abstract

This paper aims to study the namesake heritage transcended from Ayutthaya period to Rattanakosin period through a historic document namely “the map of the kingdom of Ayutthaya (Phraya Boranratcha Thanin version)”. The researcher finds out that the names of places appeared in the map of the kingdom of Ayutthaya (Phraya Boranratcha Thanin version) still exist nowadays in various forms such as the original names, the changes of the names, the combination of names, the new usage of the names (old names with new places). All the adaptation and changes portray the memories of places and the application to contemporary places.