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Khlong Khok Kham is a very windy canal located in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. It is located to the east of the Tha Chin River, and is intersected by Khlong Mahachai.

Khlong Khok Kham was the canal where a royal barge accident took place. In 1704, King of Ayutthaya, Somdet Phra (reigned 1703-1708, also known as Phra Chao Suea and Somdet Phra Sanphet VIII) traveled to Samut Sakhon on his royal barge, the Ekkachai.

When the barge arrived at the windy Khlong Khok Kham, it hit a tree branch, causing the prow to break. The steersman in charged of the barge, Phanthai Norasing, took responsibility for the accident by being executed. After his death, the king built the Phanthai Norasing Shrine as a memorial to him.

Khlong Mahachai, a relatively straight canal, was dug after the incident to eliminate boats having to negotiate the sharp curves of Khlong Khok Kham.

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