About five kilometers further south of today's city, the Maenam Kok flows into the Mekong.

The chronicles go on to say that the ruler of this city made an alliance by marriage with Chiang Hung, which is now called Jinghong and at that time was located in "Sipsong Pan Na" (today: Xishuangbanna).

Eight watchtowers were erected in the city and at strategically important locations in the surrounding area.

[6] Chiang Saen was more firmly integrated into the Burmese Empire than other parts of Lan Na.

He also had the population deported as forced laborers to his immediate dominion, the central Thai basin.

[8] To this day, descendants of the Tai Yuan from Chiang Saen who were abducted at the time can be found in the provinces of Ratchaburi and Saraburi.