Kingdom of Luang Phrabang

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Kingdom of Luang Phrabang ພຣະຣາຊອານາຈັກຫລວງພະບາງ
1707–1893
Flag
The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and its neighbors in 1750
Status	Vassal of Siam
Capital	Luang Phrabang
Common languages	Lao
Religion	Buddhism
Government	Absolute monarchy
History
• Lan Xang divided	1707
• Haw wars	1865–1890
• Franco-Siamese War	1893
• French protectorate	1893
Preceded by Succeeded by Lan Xang French protectorate of Laos
Today part of	Laos Thailand Vietnam China

Part of a series on the
History of Laos
Muang city-stats 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 War 1893 French Protectorate of Laos 1893–1953 Franco-Thai War 1940–1941 Free Lao Movement (Lao Issara) 1945–1949
Modern 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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The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. When The kingdom split, Muang Phuan became a tributary state of Luang Prabang. Then as the years passed, the monarchy weakened even more, that it was forced to become a vassal various times to the Burmese and the Siamese monarchies.

A French consulate was established in the capital of Luang Prabang in 1885. The kingdom was at this time a Siamese vassal, who feared French plans of annexing of Luang Phrabang. A treaty was signed on 7 May 1886 between Siam and France recognizing Siamese suzerainty over Luang Phrabang and neighboring Lao kingdoms.^[1] France conducted expeditions in the region, searching for the possibility of establishing French territory there. A particularly destructive attack during the Haw wars by the Chinese Black Flag Army in 1887 saw King Oun Kham request French protection. This was accepted and signed on 27 March 1889, against Siamese protest.^[2]

France and Siam went to war in 1893, culminating in the Paknam incident when France, contrary to promises it had made to Great Britain, entered Bangkok with warships. Siam was forced to accept the French ultimatum, to cede the lands east of the Mekong including its islands. The French Protectorate of Laos was officially established, with the administrative capital moved from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. However, Luang Prabang remained the seat of the royal family, whose power was reduced to figureheads while the actual power was transferred over to French officials including the vice consulate and Resident-General.^[3] In January 1896, France and the United Kingdom signed an accord recognizing the border between French Laos and British Burma.

Kings of Luang Phrabang[]

• Kitsarat (1707–1713)
• Ong Kham (1713–1723)
• Thao Ang (Inthason) (1723–1749)
• (1749)
• Inthaphom (1749)
• Sotika-Kuomane (1749–1768) (Burmese vassal, 1765–1768)^[4]
• Surinyavong II (1768–1788) (Burmese vassal, 1768–1788)^[5]
• Siamese occupation (1791–1792)^[5]
• Anurutha (3 February 1792 – 179..) (1st reign)
• Siamese occupation (179.. – 2 June 1794)
• Anurutha (2 June 1794 – 31 December 1819) (2nd reign)
• Manthaturath (31 December 1819 – 7 March 1837) (Regent for Anurutha from 1817 until 31 December 1819; lives as a monk in Bangkok from 1825 until 1826, leaving Luang Phra Bang to be administered by Thai officials)
• (1837–1838) (Regent)
• Sukha-Söm (1838 – 23 September 1850)
• Chantharath (23 September 1850 – 1 October 1868)
• Oun Kham (1 October 1868 – 15 December 1895) (Zakarine was regent for Oun Kham from April 1888 until 15 December 1895)
• Zakarine (15 December 1895 – 25 March 1904) (in the French protectorate)
• Sisavang Vong (26 March 1904 – 27 August 1946) (in the French protectorate)

From 12 October 1945 Sisavang Vong was officially King of Laos.

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