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Lan Xang
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lan Xang Hom Khao, Ānācak Lānsāng, Lānsānghomkhāo
unified kingdom from 1354 to 1707, one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia
Key facts
- 1500
- 400,000
- 1600
- 319,000
- 1700
- 371,000
- Capital
- Luang Prabang (1353–1560), Vientiane (1560–1707)
- Common languages
- Lao
- Religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Government
- Absolute monarchy
- 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
- I vi t lan xang war 1479 1484
- 1479–1484
- Currency
- Lat , Hoi
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Official language
- Lao
- Form of government
- monarchy
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- inception
- 1354-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1707-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Lan Xang
- Commons category
- Lan Xang
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- native label
- ລ້ານຊ້າງຮົ່ມຂາວ
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofLaos Vietnam Thailand
Lan Xang era
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lan Xang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.