Kingdom of Vientiane

Kingdom of Vientiane
1707–1828
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Location of Vientiane
Capital		Vientiane
Languages		Lao
Religion		Buddhism
Government		Monarchy
History
•	Lan Xang divided	1707
•	Kingdom annexed by Siam	1828
Preceded by Succeeded by Lan Xang Rattanakosin_Kingdom
Today part of		Laos Thailand

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 from 1765 to 1778. It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam.

Kings

• Setthathirath II (1707–1730)
• Ong Long (1730–1767) (Burmese vassal, 1765–1768)
• Ong Bun (1767–1778) (1st reign) (Burmese vassal)
• Phraya Supho (1778–1780) (Siamese governor)
• Ong Bun (1780 - November 1781) (2nd reign)
• Nanthasen (21 November 1781 - January 1795)
• Intharavong Setthathirath III (2 February 1795 - 7 February 1805) (crowned on 23 July 1795)
• Anouvong (7 February 1805 - 12 November 1828)

References

The Emerald Buddha, the current palladium of Thailand and former palladium of the Kingdom of Vientiane. The Emerald Buddha was regarded as the most sacred and culturally significant Buddha image of the Lao monarchy. The image originated in the Kingdom of Lan Na and was brought to the Kingdom of Lan Xang by King Setthathirath in the 16th century, it was taken to Bangkok in the 19th century after the failed rebellion of King Anouvong of Vientiane.