Lan Xang
Kingdom in Southeast Asia from 1353 to 1707 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Lancang.
Not to be confused with Lanxiang.
Lan Xang ([lâːn sâːŋ]) or Lancang was a Lao kingdom that held the area of present-day Laos from 1353 to 1707.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
Quick Facts Kingdom of Lan Xangອານາຈັກລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao)anachak lansang, Capital ...
Kingdom of Lan Xang ອານາຈັກລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao) anachak lansang | |||||||||||||||||
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1353–1707 | |||||||||||||||||
Capital | Luang Prabang (1353–1560) Vientiane (1560–1707) | ||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Lao | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||||||||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
King | |||||||||||||||||
• 1353–1385 | Fa Ngum | ||||||||||||||||
• 1373–1416 | Samsenethai | ||||||||||||||||
• 1548–1571 | Setthathirath | ||||||||||||||||
• 1637–1694 | Sourigna Vongsa | ||||||||||||||||
• 1700–1707 | Setthathirath II | ||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages and Early Modern Period | ||||||||||||||||
• Founded by Fa Ngum | 1353 | ||||||||||||||||
• Burmese vassal | 1574–1578, 1580–1594 | ||||||||||||||||
• Kingdom partitioned | 1707 | ||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||
• 1500 | 400,000 | ||||||||||||||||
• 1600 | 319,000 | ||||||||||||||||
• 1700 | 371,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | Lat, Hoi | ||||||||||||||||
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