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==History==
[[Image:Yasothon Wat Singh Tha 08.1.jpg|right|thumb|Wat Singh Tha Lion Gate]]Despite numerous [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] ruins in and around the city, no written history is known prior to A.D. 1811/2354 B.E. In that year, Prince Wongsingh ({{lang-th|เจ้าราชวงศ์สิงห์ Descended from [[Singh#Etymology|Lion]]s}}), son of King Wichai (Thai: เจ้วพระยาวิชัยฯ), king in the capital of [[Kingdom of Champasak|Champasak]] (Thai: นครจำปาศักดิ์) brought a number of people to found a town beside the temple ground of [[Wat]] Singh Tha (Thai: วัดสิงห์ท่า Port Lion, or Lion of, or with, a port or landing), which has a landing on the [[Chi River]] (Thai: แม่น้ำชี). The town was called Ban Singh Kow (Thai: บ้านสิงห์เก่า Old Lion Village), or Ban Singh Tha.
In A.D. 1814/2357 B.E., Prince Praputthalert (Th: พระบาทสมเด็จพระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย) during the reign of [[Buddha Loetla Nabhalai|Rama II]] (1809-1824), announced a change in the town's name to Meuang Yasothon (Thai: เมืองยโสธร City or Land of the Arrogant), though the name proposed had been Meuang Yotsunthon [Thai: เมืองยศสุนทรMost Gracious City). Prince Wongsingh also received a new name, Pra Sunthornrachawongsah (Thai: พระสุนทรราชวงศา most revered person (of a) harmonious regal dynasty) and continued as a country lord (Thai: เจ้าเมอิง) [about equal to a French or English Count]. ▼
[[Image:Yasothon General Singh 24.JPG|right|thumb|General Singh Monument]] When [[Anouvong]] of Vientiane [Thai: ปราบกบฎ (ปราบ กะบด) เจ้าอนุวงศ์ เวียงจันทน์] rebelled (1826-1828), Yasothon Lord Bodintaradecha (Th: เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชา), also known as [[Singh#Etymology|Singh]] from his family name (Th:สิงห์ ต้นสกุลสิงหเสนี), an accountant general (Th: สมุห์บัญชี) as well as a high-ranked army general (Th: แม่ทัพใหญ่), led the army from Bangkok to put down the rebellion. [[Image:Yasothon Victory Wat Chedi 30.JPG|left|thumb|Wat Tung Sawan chedi]] [[Image:Yasothon Victory Wat Chedi 35.JPG|left|thumb|Figure inside]]General Singh then brought his army to Yasothon to rest. The campsite is marked by a nine-spired chedi at Wat Tung Sawan Chayaphum (Th: วัดทุ่สว่างชัยภูมิ | Bright field of victory). ▼
Yasothon also aided Bangkok in repelling Chinese invaders at [[Nong Khai]] during the [[Haw wars]] (Thai: ปราบกบฏฮ่อ) (1865-1890). ▼
In the reign of [[Chulalongkorn|Rama V]] (1868-1910), before the establishment of [[Monthon]] (Thai: มณฑล), Yasothon was included in the Northwest Lao Territory (Thai: หัวเมืองลาวฝ่ายตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือ). Yasothon was a [[Monthon]] from A.D. 1900/2443 B.E. until A.D. 1913/2456 B.E. when it was made an [[Amphoe]] and joined to [[Boriwen]] Ubon (Thai: บริเวณอุบล ฯ) to form [[Ubon Ratchathani Province]]. In A.D. 1972/2515 B.E., the Amphoe was elevated to [[Yasothon Province]]. (P.หน้าที่ 26, สำลี รักสุทธี,นิืทานพืนบ้านอีสานและตำนานการก่อตั่งจังวัด.--กรุงเทพ ฯ พัฌนาศึกษา .▼
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</ref>. [[Image:Yasothon Ban Singh Chedi-Fine Arts Dept.JPG|left|thumb|Fine Arts Dept. by Wat Singh Tha]] A Fine Arts Dept. marker by a [[Stupa|chedi]] erected by Wat Singh Tha says that, during the [[Thonburi]] Era, grandson Kham Su [TH: ท้าวตำสู] first called the settlement Ban Singh Tong [TH: บ้านสิงห์ทอง Ban Gold Lion]. The [[wat]], built at the same time, was also called Wat Singh Tong. The area had been deserted with dense jungle blocking the way to the Chi river landing [from which the Wat later took its name.]
▲(Continued from above reference.) In A.D. 1814/2357 B.E., Prince Praputthalert (Th: พระบาทสมเด็จพระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย) during the reign of [[Buddha Loetla Nabhalai|Rama II]] (1809-1824), announced a change in the town's name to Meuang Yasothon (Thai: เมืองยโสธร
▲[[Image:Yasothon General Singh 24.JPG|right|thumb|General Singh Monument]][[Image:Yasothon Victory Wat Chedi 30.JPG|left|thumb|Wat Tung Sawan chedi]] [[Image:Yasothon Victory Wat Chedi 35.JPG|left|thumb|Figure inside chedi]] When [[Anouvong]] of Vientiane rebelled [Thai: ปราบกบฎ (ปราบ กะบด) เจ้าอนุวงศ์ เวียงจันทน์]
▲Yasothon also aided Bangkok in repelling Chinese invaders at [[Nong Khai]] during the [[Haw wars]] (Thai: ปราบกบฏฮ่อ) (1865-1890).
▲In the reign of [[Chulalongkorn|Rama V]] (1868-1910), before the establishment of [[Monthon]] (Thai: มณฑล), Yasothon was included in the Northwest Lao Territory (Thai: หัวเมืองลาวฝ่ายตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือ). Yasothon was a [[Monthon]] from A.D. 1900/2443 B.E. until A.D. 1913/2456 B.E. when it was made an [[Amphoe]] and joined to [[Boriwen]] Ubon (Thai: บริเวณอุบล ฯ) to form [[Ubon Ratchathani Province]]. In A.D. 1972/2515 B.E., the Amphoe was elevated to [[Yasothon Province]]
[[Image:Yasothon Lakh Muang.JPG|left|thumb|Yasothon City pillar Shrine]] [[Image:Yasothon Chao Po 2006.jpg|right|thumb|Spirit of the City]]The city has a significant [[Thai Chinese]] influence. The [[Lak Mueang|city pillar]], erected in AD 1987/2530 BE a short walk from Wat Singh Tha, is housed in a shrine ({{Lang-th|ศาลเจ้าพ่อหลักเมือง}}) that resembles a Chinese temple. The [[Tutelary deity|city spirit]] is depicted as a Chinese warrior in the annual parade celebrating the Chinese lunar date of the shrine's dedication.
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