[3] The construction date has also been proposed to be around 1578–93 during the reign of the Ayutthaya king Naresuan the Great;[4] or in 1722 or 1728–29, but left incomplete due to a power struggle between the Sultan of Patani and his brother;[1] or before 1785.

According to local lore, Lim married the daughter of the Sultan of Patani, claimed to be Raja Hijau, and converted to Islam.

[6] A later 17th-century account by Dutch traveler Johan Nieuhof says of the mosque in Patani: The Mohametan church is a stately edifice of red brickwork, gilt very richly within, and adorned with pillars, curiously wrought with figures.

[12] The mosque was designated a historical site by the Department of Fine Arts of Thailand in 1935 and a minor renovation was undertaken two years later.

[17] The attack contravened orders from the Minister of Defence to end the confrontation peacefully, and has been the subject of an international inquiry, which concluded the military used excessive force.

In 2013, a replica of Phaya Tani, a cannon taken to Bangkok after Pattani was captured by Siam in 1785, was created and placed in front of Krue Se Mosque.