Kingdom of Luang Prabang (Japanese puppet state)

Kingdom of Luang Prabang
ອານາຈັກຫຼວງພະບາງ (Lao)
ルアンプラバン王国 (Japanese)
1945
Flag of
Anthem: "Pheng Xat Lao"
(English: "Hymn of the Lao People")
Location of Kingdom of Luang Prabang (red) Territories annexed into Thailand (pink)
Location of Kingdom of Luang Prabang (red)
Territories annexed into Thailand (pink)
StatusPuppet state of the Empire of Japan
CapitalLuang Prabang
Common languagesJapanese
French
Lao
Religion
State Shinto
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy under Japanese occupation
King 
• 1945
Sisavang Vong
Prime Minister 
• 1945
Prince Phetsarath
Historical eraWorld War II
9 March 1945
• Independence
8 April 1945
• Unified Kingdom of Laos
15 September 1945
• Lao Issara takeover
12 October 1945
CurrencyFrench Indochinese piastre,
Japanese military yen
Preceded by
Succeeded by
French protectorate of Laos
Lao Issara
Today part ofLaos

The Kingdom of Luang Prabang (Lao: ອານາຈັກຫຼວງພະບາງ; Japanese: ルアンプラバン王国) was a short-lived puppet state of the Empire of Japan, which existed from 9 March 1945 to 12 October 1945.[1]

  1. ^ "A short history of Laos" (PDF).

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