Kingdom of Vientiane

Kingdom of Vientiane
ອານາຈັກວຽງຈັນ (Lao)
*Anachak Viengchan*
ဗီယင်ကျန်းနိုင်ငံ(Burmese)
*be yain kyann ninengan*
อาณาจักรเวียงจันทน์ (Thai)
*Xāṇācạkr weīyngcạnthn̒*
Kingdom of Vientiane ອານາຈັກວຽງຈັນ (Lao); Anachak Viengchan; ဗီယင်ကျန်းနိုင်ငံ(Burmese); be yain kyann ninengan; อาณาจักรเวียงจันทน์ (Thai); Xāṇācạkr weīyngcạnthn̒
1707–1828
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Status	Vassal of Burma (1765-1779); Vassal of Siam (1779-1828)
Capital	Vientiane
Common languages	Lao
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Government	Absolute monarchy
• 1707–1730	Setthathirath II
• 1730–1767	Ong Long
• 1767–1778; 1780–1781	Ong Bun
• 1781–1795	Nanthasen
• 1795–1805	Inthavong
• 1805–1828	Anouvong
Governor
• 1778–1780	Phraya Supho
History
• Lan Xang divided	1707
• Burmese vassal	1765
• Siamese vassal	1779
• Annexed by Siam	1828
Currency	Lat, Hoi, Phot Duang
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kingdom of Lan Xang
Rattanakosin Kingdom
French Protectorate of Laos
Today part of	Laos; Thailand

The 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 1779.^[1] It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam.

^ Tarling, Nicholas (1999). The Cambridge history of South East Asia: From c. 1500 to c. 1800. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-521-66370-0. ISBN 0-521-66370-9.

[chsea-1] Tarling, Nicholas (1999). The Cambridge history of South East Asia: From c. 1500 to c. 1800. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-521-66370-0. ISBN 0-521-66370-9.

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