Muang Phuan

Principality of Phuan ເມືອງພວນ (Lao) Muang Phouan
13th century–1893
Muang Phuan in bronze, between Luang Prabang to the north and Vientiane to the south, with Dai Viet to the east
Status	Independent principality (13th-14th century) Autonomous principality (14th century–1791) Principality under the Kingdom of Vientiane (1802–1828) Nguyễn dynasty province (1828–1848) Vassal to Siam (1848–1893) Protectorate of France (1893–1899)
Capital	Muang Phuan
Common languages	Lao
Religion	Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1651–1688	Kham Sanh
• 1880–1899	Kham Ngon (last)
History
• Established	13th century
• French Protectorate	1893
• Autonomy ended	1899
Currency	Lat, Hoi
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Lan Xang French Protectorate of Laos
Today part of	Laos Vietnam

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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Muang Phuan (Lao: ເມືອງພວນ, pronounced [mɯ́a̯ŋ pʰúa̯n]; Country of Phuan) or Xieng Khouang (Lao: ຊຽງຂວາງ, Lao pronunciation: [síaŋ.kʰǔaŋ]), also known historically to the Vietnamese as Trấn Ninh (chữ Hán: 鎮寧; lit. "securement of peace"), was a historical principality on the Xiang Khouang Plateau, which constitutes the modern territory of Xiangkhouang Province, Laos.