A report on Sourigna Vongsa

The king of Lan Xang whose reign is considered the golden age of Laos.

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Kingdom of Lan Xang (green) in 1400 CE

Lan Xang

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The Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (ລ້ານຊ້າງຮົ່ມຂາວ lān sāng hôm khāo, ; "Million Elephants and White Parasols") existed as a unified kingdom from 1353 to 1707.

The Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (ລ້ານຊ້າງຮົ່ມຂາວ lān sāng hôm khāo, ; "Million Elephants and White Parasols") existed as a unified kingdom from 1353 to 1707.

Kingdom of Lan Xang (green) in 1400 CE
Statue of Fa Ngum, founder of the Lan Xang kingdom
Mainland Southeast Asia in the early 15th century Teal: Lan Xang Purple: Lan Na Orange: Sukhothai Kingdom Blue Violet: Ayutthaya Kingdom Red: Khmer Empire Yellow: Champa Blue: Đại Việt
Lan Xang and Mainland Southeast Asia in 1540 CE
Wat Visoun, as seen by Louis Delaporte c.1867
Wat Visoun, Luang Prabang
Statue of King Sai Setthathirath at Pha That Luang, Vientiane
Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang
Seated Buddha figure from Lan Xang, 17th century
Pha That Luang and its place in Vientiane
Monk repainting a Nāga at Pha That Luang
The Khone Falls, on the Mekong River.

Under the reign of King Sourigna Vongsa (1637–1694) Lan Xang experienced a fifty seven-year period of peace and restoration.

Laos

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Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

Pha That Luang in Vientiane is the national symbol of Laos.
Fa Ngum, founder of the Lan Xang Kingdom
Local Lao soldiers in the French Colonial guard, c. 1900
French General Salan and Prince Sisavang Vatthana in Luang Prabang, 4 May 1953
Ruins of Muang Khoun, former capital of Xiangkhouang province, destroyed by the American bombing of Laos in the late 1960s
Pathet Lao soldiers in Vientiane, 1972
Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang
Paddy fields in Laos
Laos map of Köppen climate classification.
Flag of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ASEAN heads of state in New Delhi on 25 January 2018
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016
Hmong girls in Laos, 1973
A proportional representation of Laos exports, 2019
GDP per capita development in Laos
Near the sanctuary on the main upper level of Vat Phou, looking back towards the Mekong River
Rivers are an important means of transport in Laos.
Pha That Luang in Vientiane. The Buddhist stupa that is a national symbol of Laos.
Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane.
National University of Laos in Vientiane.
An example of Lao cuisine
Lao women wearing sinhs
Lao dancers during the New Year celebration
New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane.
Wat Nong Sikhounmuang - buddhist pagoda in Luang Prabang.

In 1637, when Sourigna Vongsa ascended the throne, Lan Xang further expanded its frontiers.

Kingdom of Champasak

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The Kingdom of Champasak and its neighbors in 1750
The Phra Phuttha Butsayarat or Phra Luk Buddha, palladium of the Kingdom of Champasak, Laos. The Phra Butsayarat was brought to the Kingdom of Lan Xang by King Setthathirath from the Kingdom of Lan Na in the 16th century, with several other significant statutes. In the 19th century, the image was taken by the Kingdom of Siam to Bangkok. It currently resides in the Phra Buddha Rattanasathan (พระพุทธรัตนสถาน) ordination hall at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.

The Kingdom of Champasak (Lao: ຈຳປາສັກ [tɕàmpàːsák]) or Bassac, (1713–1904) was a Lao kingdom under Nokasad, a grandson of King Sourigna Vongsa, the last king of Lan Xang and son-in-law of the Cambodian King Chey Chettha IV.

Nokasad

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Nokasad (full name Somdetch Brhat Chao Jaya Sri Samudra Buddhangkura; alternate names Soi Si Samout Phouthong Koun; King of Champa Nagapurisiri or Nakhon Champa Nakhaburisi) (reckoned posthumously to have been born in 1693 as Prince (Chao) Nakasatra Sungaya or Nokasat Song) was a grandson of the last king of Lan Xang, King Sourigna Vongsa; and a son-in-law of the Cambodian King Chey Chettha IV.

Statue of King Setthathirath Pha That Luang, Vientiane

Setthathirath

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Considered one of the great leaders in Lao history.

Considered one of the great leaders in Lao history.

Statue of King Setthathirath Pha That Luang, Vientiane

There was little peace in Laos until King Sourigna Vongsa ascended the throne in 1637 (possibly in 1638).

Setthathirath II

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The king of the Lao Kingdom of Lān Xāng.

The king of the Lao Kingdom of Lān Xāng.

His father Prince Som Phou fled to Vietnam upon the placement by the nobles of his younger brother (Setthathirath II's uncle) Suliyavongsa was king of Lan Xang.

Tone Kham

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The king of the Laotian Kingdom of Lan Xang between 1633 and 1637.

The king of the Laotian Kingdom of Lan Xang between 1633 and 1637.

Prince Somaputra (Som Phou) - married Princess Sumangala Kumari, daughter of King Sourigna Vongsa by whom he had two sons: King Sethathirat II (r. 1707-1735) and King Ong Lo (r. 1694-1698)

Tian Thala

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The thirtieth king of Lan Xang between 1690(?) and 1695 (according to some sources he reigned only for 6 months in 1694 or 1695).

The thirtieth king of Lan Xang between 1690(?) and 1695 (according to some sources he reigned only for 6 months in 1694 or 1695).

He was from a distinguished noble family, unconnected to the Royal Family, he rose in the administration and was appointed to the position of Prime Minister with the title of Phya Muang Chandra by King Sourigna Vongsa.