The name Ban Khura literally translates to "hamlet of households", referring to it is a settlement for Lao Wiang from present-day Vientiane, where they immigrated with their entire families.

It is not related to Ban Khrua in Bangkok in any way, though the two names share a similar-sounding root.

[2] However, Ban Khrua and surrounding areas have been inhabited by humans since prehistoric times and was a metal smelting site in the Dvaravati period, part of Lavo kingdom, around 2,000 years ago.

When Khun Worawongsathirat became the usurper king of Ayutthaya in 1548, he appointed Nai Chan as the Upparat (viceroy).

The Ayutthaya chronicles named him Nai Chan of Ban Maha Lok, he was a swordsmith by profession.