In year 2331 B.E. Chao Uttawora panyo, the vassal prince of Nan had surrendered to Bangkok  ( in the reign of King 1st ) and started  a policy  “ bring vegetable into basket, bring people into town ”, a lot of Tai  Lue people were immigrated back to Nan. In the reign of King 5th, the encroachment of the colonialism of Britain and France, Bangkok reformed the governance of Lanna into centralization in 2435 B.E. that central government of Bangkok appointed commissioners to manage the city affair instead of aristocracy group. Nan became to the province of Thai in the reign of King 7th. After Chao Mahaphrom Surathada, the last governor of Nan was died in the year 2474 B.E. thus, the rule of prince was abolish from the moment.

Nan is a northern border of Thailand, about 668 kilometers from Bangkok, it is embraced by mountains and recognized as a land of east Lanna in Sukhothai. The assumption is that approximately during the 12th century B.E., Praya Phuka built a city on the plain land in the upper part of Tambon Silapetch or so nowadays called Amper Pua. The Former name of Nan is Nundhaburi or Woranakorn. Until the time of Praya Karn Muaeng, he had received 7 Buddha relics from Sukhothai and brought the relics to be kept in Doi Phu Piang Chae Haeng. In the year 1911 B.E., the tide of Nan river changed its direction causing draught, so the city had to be moved to Ban Huay Tai in the west bank of Nan river.

The Renowned Boat Racing, City of Black Elephant Tusk, Wat Phumin’s Mural Paintings, Land of Golden Orange, and Shining Prathat Chae Haeng. Bich is a provincial tree

The administration

Nan comprises of 15 districts as follows : Mueang, Tha Wang Pha, Chiang Klang, Wiang Sa,Na Noi, Na muen, Mae Charim,
Santi Suk, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Ban Luang, Song Kwae, and Phu Phiang districts.