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The old city was then lost from history for many years after Chiang Mai was conquered by the
Burmese in 1558. There is a presumption that it was seriously flooded again at this time and was finally abandoned. The people were moved back to this area again more than 200 years later with a new
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creator, is venerated at the temple in addition to
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community, and it was then named Chang Kham village (
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