Kings of Luang Prabang
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Lan Xang
was the name of Laos Kingdom during its early years and was ruled by the first king, Fa Ngum
. Until the reign of King Sai Setthathirat, the Lan Xang kingdom's royal seat was based in Luang Phrabang, after which the royal seat moved to Vientiane. With the rule of Sourigna Vongsa
for more than 57 years, Laos entered its golden age. In 1707 Lan Xang split into the separate kingdoms of Vientiane
, Luang Phrabang
and Champasak
.
. The Kingdom was transformed into a principality in 1904, and continued to exist until 1946, when the Kingdom of Laos
was formed.
was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The Kingdom lasted until 1828 when it was annexed by Thailand
.
was so weak that it was forced to pay tribute to various times to the Siamese, Burmese and Vietnamese. After a particularly destructive attack by the Black Flag wing of the Chinese Haw in 1887, the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang chose to accept French protection.
Zakarine was regent for Oun Kham from April 1888 until 15 December 1895
Sisavang Vong was officially King of Laos from 12 October 1945
was formed in 1946. This was the first time that a Lao monarch has ruled over Laos as a whole state until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1975, ending a 600 year old monarchy
.
Lan Xang
The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Kao was established in 1354 by Fa Ngum.Exiled as an infant to Cambodia, Prince Fa Ngum of Xieng Dong Xieng Thong married a daughter of the Khmer king. In 1349 he set out from Angkor at the head of a 10,000-man army to establish his own country...
was the name of Laos Kingdom during its early years and was ruled by the first king, Fa Ngum
Fa Ngum
Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum established the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1354....
. Until the reign of King Sai Setthathirat, the Lan Xang kingdom's royal seat was based in Luang Phrabang, after which the royal seat moved to Vientiane. With the rule of Sourigna Vongsa
Sourigna Vongsa
Sourigna Vongsa was the last king of Lan Xang and during his period, it considered the golden age of Laos. He ascended to the throne in 1637.-King of Lan Xang:...
for more than 57 years, Laos entered its golden age. In 1707 Lan Xang split into the separate kingdoms of Vientiane
Kingdom of Vientiane
Kingdom of Vientiane was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The kingdom was a Burmese vassal . It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam.-Kings:*Setthathirath II...
, Luang Phrabang
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The monarchy was so weak that it was forced to pay tribute at various times to the Burmese and the Siamese...
and Champasak
Kingdom of Champasak
The Kingdom of Champasak , in southern Laos, broke away from the Lan Xang kingdom in 1713. The Kingdom of Champasak prospered at the beginning the 18th century, but it was reduced to a vassal state of Siam before the century had passed. Under French rule the kingdom became an administrative block...
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Kings
The following is a list of kings of the Lao empire of Lan Xang, founded in 1353 by Fa Ngum. The reign of the last king of Lan Xang, Setthartarat II in 1706 when the Kingdom was split with the intervention of Ayutthya.- Fa NgumFa NgumSomdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum established the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1354....
(1353-1372) - Samsenthai (1372-1417)
- Lan Kham DengLan Kham DengLan Kham Deng was the third king of the Lao state of Lan Xang. He was the oldest son of Samsenethai.During his reign, the king of Vietnam requested that Lan Kham Deng send some troops to help the Vietnamese fight off the Chinese, who were attacking them...
(1417-1428) - PhommathatPhommathatPhommathat was the fourth king of Lan Xang . He was Lan Kham Deng's oldest son. He was king for only 10 months. He was beheaded by Nang Keo Phimpha, his paternal aunt, in her successful attempt to seize power. He was succeeded by Nang Keo Phimpha's son, Khamtum....
(1428-1429) - KhamtumKhamtumKhamtum was the fifth king of Lan Xang . His mother was Nang Keo Phimpha, sister of the late king, Samsenthai. Khamtum succeeded Phommathat, his second cousin, after his mother beheaded Phommathat. Before he was king he was Governor of Pak Houy Luang, so Khamtum was referred to as "King Pak Houy...
(Thao Khamtum) (1429) - Meun Sai (1429-1430)
- Konekham (1430-1432)
- Kham-Tam Sa (1432)
- Lue-Sai (1432-1433)
- Khai Bua Ban (1433-1436)
- Khong KhamKhong KhamKhong Kham was a king of Lan Xang, and ruled from 1436 to 1438. He was the son of King Samsenethai, who had ruled from 1373 to 1416, and his mother was said to be a palace slave. On his ascension to the throne in 1436, he claimed to be a reincarnation of his father. His reign was ended by his...
(1436-1438) - Interregnum (1438-1441)
- Chaiyachakkapat-Phaenphaeo (Sao Tiakaphat) (1441-1478)
- Vietnamese occupation (1478-1479)
- Suvanna Banlang (Theng Kham) (1479-1485)
- Lahsaenthai Puvanart (1485-1495)
- Somphou (Samphou) (1495-1500)
- Visunarath (1500-1520)
- Photisarath I (1520-1548)
- Setthathirat I (1548-1571)
- Saensurin (1572-1574) (1st reign)
- Maha Oupahat (ruled under Burmese sovereignty) (1575-1580)
- Saensurin (ruled again after expelling the Burmese for a brief period of time) (1580-1582)
- Nakhon Noi (ruled under Burmese sovereignty) (1582-1583)
- Vacant (1583-1591)
- Nokeo Koumanh (1591-1596)
- Voravongsa Thammikarath (1596-1622)
- Upanyuvarat (1622-1623)
- Photisarath II (1623-1627)
- Mon Keo (Mongkeo) (1627)
- Tone Kham (1627-1633)
- Vichai (1633-1637)
- Suriya Vongsa ISourigna VongsaSourigna Vongsa was the last king of Lan Xang and during his period, it considered the golden age of Laos. He ascended to the throne in 1637.-King of Lan Xang:...
(1637-1694) - Tian Thala (1690 - 1695)
- Nan Tharat (1695 - 1698)
- Setthathirath IISetthathirath II1698 - 1706 H.M. Somdetch Brhat Chao Maha Sri Jaya Setha Adiraja Darmikaraja Chandrapuri Sri Sadhana Kanayudha [Sethathirat II] also called Ong Lo and Sai Ong Hue, Nephew of the great ruler Suliyavongsa, was the king of the Lao kingdom of Lān Xāng...
(1698 - 1706 ))
Kingdom of Champasak (1700-1946)
Champasak broke away from Lan Xang and this established the Kingdom of ChampasakKingdom of Champasak
The Kingdom of Champasak , in southern Laos, broke away from the Lan Xang kingdom in 1713. The Kingdom of Champasak prospered at the beginning the 18th century, but it was reduced to a vassal state of Siam before the century had passed. Under French rule the kingdom became an administrative block...
. The Kingdom was transformed into a principality in 1904, and continued to exist until 1946, when the Kingdom of Laos
Kingdom of Laos
The Kingdom of Laos was a sovereign state from 1953 until December 1975, when Pathet Lao overthrew the government and created the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Given self-rule in 1949 as part of a federation with the rest of French Indochina, the 1953 Franco-Lao Treaty finally established a...
was formed.
Kings
- Nan Rath/Soysysamoun (1700-1713?)
- NokasatNokasadNokasad was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1713-1737....
(1713-1738) - Saya KumaneSayakumaneSayakumane was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1737-1791....
(1738-1791) (regent for Nokasat from 1725 until 1738) - Xiang Keo (1791)
- Fay NaFay NaFay Na was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1791-1811. He was promoted by King Rama I of Siam for the noble title "Phra Wichaiyaratkhattiyawongsa" ....
(1791-1811) - No MuongNo MuongNo Muong was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak in 1811....
(1811) - Cha Nou (1811-1813)
- Ma NoiManoiManoi was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1813-1819....
(1813-1819) - Thai-Vietnamese occupation (December 1819 - 1821)
- Rajabud Yo (1821-1827)
- HuiHuy of ChampasakHuy was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1826 - 1841....
(1827-1840) - Nak (1840-1851) (Regent for Hui to 1840)
- BouaBouaBoua was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1851 - 1852....
(1851 - 1852 (Regent) - Thai occupation (1852-1856)
- Kham NaiKham NaiKham Nai was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1856-1858....
(1856-1858) - ChuChuChu or CHU may refer to:Surname:* Chu , a common Chinese surname for 朱 , but it can also refer to any Chinese surname whose pinyin is "chu", such as 楚, 储, 褚, 初, 除 and other possible surnames....
(1858-1860) (Regent) - Thai occupation (1860-1863)
- Kham SukKham Souk of ChampasakKham Souk was king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak from 1863 - 1900....
(1863-28 July 1900) - RatsadanayRatsadanayKing Ratsadanay was the last king of Champasak. He was the father of Boun Oum....
(28 July 1900 - 22 November 1904)
Princes
- RatsadanayRatsadanayKing Ratsadanay was the last king of Champasak. He was the father of Boun Oum....
(22 November 1904 - June 1946) - Boun OumBoun OumPrince Boun Oum was the son of King Ratsadanay, and was the hereditary prince of Champassack and also Prime Minister of Laos.-Early life:...
(June 1946 - 27 August 1946)
Kingdom of Vientiane (1707-1828)
Kingdom of VientianeKingdom of Vientiane
Kingdom of Vientiane was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The kingdom was a Burmese vassal . It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam.-Kings:*Setthathirath II...
was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The Kingdom lasted until 1828 when it was annexed by Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Kings
- Setthathirath IISetthathirath II1698 - 1706 H.M. Somdetch Brhat Chao Maha Sri Jaya Setha Adiraja Darmikaraja Chandrapuri Sri Sadhana Kanayudha [Sethathirat II] also called Ong Lo and Sai Ong Hue, Nephew of the great ruler Suliyavongsa, was the king of the Lao kingdom of Lān Xāng...
(1707-1730) - Ong Long (1730-1767)
- Ong Bun Setthathirath III (1767-1778) (1st reign)
- Phraya Supho (1778-1780) (Thai governor)
- Ong Bun Setthathirath III (1780 - November 1781) (2nd reign)
- Nanthasen Setthathirath IV (21 November 1781 - January 1795)
- Intharavong Setthathirath V (2 February 1795 - 7 February 1805) (crowned on 23 July 1795)
- Anouvong (7 February 1805 - 12 November 1828)
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1946)
When the kingdom split, the Kingdom of Luang PhrabangKingdom of Luang Phrabang
The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The monarchy was so weak that it was forced to pay tribute at various times to the Burmese and the Siamese...
was so weak that it was forced to pay tribute to various times to the Siamese, Burmese and Vietnamese. After a particularly destructive attack by the Black Flag wing of the Chinese Haw in 1887, the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang chose to accept French protection.
Kings
- Kin Kitsarat (1707-1713)
- Ong Kham (1713-1723)
- Thao Ang (Inthasen) (1723-1749)
- Inthara Vongsa (1749)
- Inthaphom (1749)
- Sotika-Koumane (1749-1768)
- Surinya Vongsa II (1768-1788)
- Thai occupation (1788-1792)
- Anurutha (3 February 1792 - 179..) (1st reign)
- Thai occupation (179.. - 2 June 1794)
- Anurutha (2 June 1794 - 31 December 1819) (2nd reign)
- Manthaturath (31 December 1819 - 7 March 1837) (Regent for Anurutha from 1817 until 31 December 1819; lives as a monk in Bangkok from 1825 until 1826, leaving Luang Phra Bang to be administered by Thai officials)
- Unkeo (1837-1838) (Regent)
- Sukha-Söm (1838 - 23 September 1850)
- Chantha-Kuman (23 September 1850 - 1 October 1868)
| Portrait | Name | King From | King Until |
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Oun Kham Oun Kham Oun Kham was King of Luang Prabang during 1872-1887 and a second time between 1889 and 1895. On 7 June 1887 the Lao royal capital was seized and sacked; the elderly ruler barely escaped with his life. Between his two ruling period he was exiled in Bangkok where he gave assistance to Auguste Pavie... |
1 October 1868 | December 15, 1895 |
| Zakarine Zakarine King Zakarine, also known as Sakkarin, Sakharine, Sackarine, Zackarine, and Zacharine was the King of Luang Prabang from 1895 to 1904.-Early life:He was brought up in Luang... |
15 December 1895 | March 25, 1904 | |
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Sisavang Vong Sisavang Vong Sisavang Phoulivong , was king of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 20 October 1959.-Early life:... |
March 26, 1904 | August 27, 1946 |
Zakarine was regent for Oun Kham from April 1888 until 15 December 1895
Sisavang Vong was officially King of Laos from 12 October 1945
Kingdom of Laos (1946-1975)
The Kingdom of LaosKingdom of Laos
The Kingdom of Laos was a sovereign state from 1953 until December 1975, when Pathet Lao overthrew the government and created the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Given self-rule in 1949 as part of a federation with the rest of French Indochina, the 1953 Franco-Lao Treaty finally established a...
was formed in 1946. This was the first time that a Lao monarch has ruled over Laos as a whole state until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1975, ending a 600 year old monarchy
Laotian Royal Family
The Lao Royal Family was the ruling family of the Kingdom of Laos from 1904 to 1975 and the group of close relatives of the monarch of the Kingdom of Laos...
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King (Rath)
| Portrait | Name | King From | King Until |
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Sisavang Vong Sisavang Vong Sisavang Phoulivong , was king of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 20 October 1959.-Early life:... |
September 15, 1945 | October 20, 1945 |
Kings (Rath)
| Portrait | Name | King From | King Until |
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Sisavang Vong Sisavang Vong Sisavang Phoulivong , was king of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 20 October 1959.-Early life:... |
April 23, 1946 | October 29, 1959 |
| Savang Vatthana Savang Vatthana Savang or Sisavang Vatthana was the last king of the Kingdom of Laos. He ruled from 1959 after his father's death, until his forced abdication in 1975... |
October 30, 1959 | December 2, 1975 |
- Prince Phetsarath RattanavongsaPhetsarath RattanavongsaPrince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa was prime minister of Laos from 1942 to 1945, and was the first and last vice-king of the Kingdom of Laos.-Early life:Phetsarath was born on 19 January 1890 in Luang Prabang, the second son of...
(28 November 1946 - 25 October 1949) (Head of State, in BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
exile)