[1] The temple was built during the reign of King Rama III of the Thai Rattanakosin Kingdom.
Rama IV became famous beyond Thailand, after being portrayed in The King and I film and stage productions.
Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse (Tish Bunnag) dedicated his own coffee estate to build a royal temple.
Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan is a "second class level" of royal temples.
Moreover, at the Chao Phraya River in front of the temple during the Ayutthaya period, it was believed as the stop of Zheng He's fleets when he traveled to Siam at the mouth of Chao Phraya River.