Lan Xang

Kingdom of Lan Xang ອານາຈັກລ້ານຊ້າງ (Lao) anachak lansang
1353–1707
Kingdom of Lan Xang (green) in 1400
Capital	Luang Prabang (1353–1560) Vientiane (1560–1707)
Common languages	Lao
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Government	Absolute monarchy
King
• 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
• Founded by Fa Ngum	1353
• Burmese vassal	1574–1578, 1580–1594
• Kingdom partitioned	1707
Population
• 1500	400,000
• 1600	319,000
• 1700	371,000
Currency	Lat, Hoi
Preceded by Succeeded by Mueang Khmer Empire Kingdom of Luang Phrabang Kingdom of Vientiane Kingdom of Champasak Principality of Phuan

Part of a series on the
History of Laos
Muang city-states era
Muang Sua 698–1353
Lan Xang era
Lan Xang 1353–1707
Regional kingdoms era
Kingdom of Vientiane 1707–1828 Kingdom of Luang Phrabang 1707–1893 Muang Phuan 1707–1899 Kingdom of Champasak 1713–1904
Colonial era
Lao rebellion 1826–1828 Haw wars 1865–1890 Franco-Siamese crisis 1893 French Protectorate of Laos 1893–1953 Franco-Thai War 1940–1941 Japanese puppet state 1945 Free Lao Movement (Lao Issara) 1945–1949
Independent era
Kingdom of Laos 1946–1975 Laotian Civil War 1953–1975 North Vietnamese invasion of Laos 1958–1959 Anti-Communist Insurgency 1975–2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1975–1991 Laos after Soviet dominance 1991–present
See also
History of Laos History of Isan
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Lan Xang ([lâːn sâːŋ]) or Lancang was a Lao kingdom that held the area of present-day Laos from 1353 to 1707.^[1][2] For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The kingdom is the basis for Laos's national historic and cultural identity.^[3][4]