The sword's history has been shrouded in myth and legend. In 1784, Chao Phraya Apai Pubet of Cambodia received the blade from fishermen who found in it Tonle Sap, when it was caught in his fishing net. He decided to give it to King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (or Rama I) of Thailand, his suzerain at the time. According to legend, it was said that the moment the blade arrived in Bangkok, seven different lighting strikes hit the city simultaneously, including over the city gate, where the blade entered, and over the main gate of the Grand Palace.