Mukdahan History
Mukdahan is an ancient city. The historical evidence told that Chankinnaree, Prince of Phonsim on the left side of the Mekong, had moved his people across the river to build a new city on the month of Huay Muk in the fourth mouth of B.E. 2312 or 1770. He named the new city after the stream as "Mukdahan".
Mukdahan was part of the Udon Region. In B.E. 2450(1907) when the Udon Region was upgraded into a province, Mukdahan became a district within Nakhon Phanom Province. In B.E. 2525(1982), the Mukdahan District was upgraded to the 73rd province of Thailand.
