State

Lan Xang

unified kingdom from 1354 to 1707, one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia

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1354–1707
Founded
1354
Ended
1707
Capital
Luang Prabang, Vientiane
Government
monarchy
Languages
Lao
Religion
Buddhism

Overview

Lan Xang (Lao: ລ້ານຊ້າງ, pronounced [lâːn sâːŋ]), also spelled Lan Sang, was a Lao kingdom that held the area of present-day Laos from 1353 to 1707. For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The kingdom is the basis for Laos's national historic and cultural identity.

The kingdom is conventionally dated from its foundation by Fa Ngum in 1353. Its capital was Luang Prabang until 1560 and Vientiane thereafter. Theravada Buddhism was the state religion, and the Phra Bang was adopted as the kingdom's palladium. The Mekong River carried the kingdom's trade and defined its political geography, and authority was exercised through mueang bound to the king rather than through a centrally administered territory. Lan Xang was invaded by Burma in the sixteenth century and partitioned in 1707 into the kingdoms of Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Champasak.

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All rulers (33)

  1. Fa Ngum1353–1372
  2. Samsènethaï1372–1416
  3. Lan Kham Deng1416–1428
  4. Phommathat1428–1429
  5. Meunsai1429–1430
  6. Konekham1430–1432
  7. Khamtum1432
  8. Lue Sai1432–1433
  9. Khai Bua Ban1433–1436
  10. Kham Koert1436–1438
  11. Nang Keo Phimpha1438
  12. Chakkaphat Phaen Phaeo1442–1480
  13. Suvanna Ban Lang1479–1486
  14. La Sen Thai1485–1495
  15. Sompou1496–1501
  16. Visunarat1501–1520
  17. Photisarath1520–1547
  18. Setthathirath1548–1571
  19. No Koe Kuman1571–1575
  20. Voravongse I.1575–1579
  21. Sen Surintra1580–1582
  22. Nakhon Noi1582–1583
  23. No Koe Kuman1591–1596
  24. Voravongse II1596–1621
  25. Upayuvaraja I.1621–1622
  26. Pho Thisarath II.1623–1627
  27. Mom Kaeo1627–1633
  28. Ton Kham1633–1637
  29. Vichai1637–1638
  30. Sourigna Vongsa1638–1694
  31. Tian Thala1694–1696
  32. Nan Tharat1695–1698
  33. Setthathirath II1698–1707

Records (1)

  1. 1479–1480 — Vietnamese–Laotian War of 1467–1480War

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