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Period: 1200 to
(Thailand) Siam - growing empire in the 16th-18th
Siam was a growing empire in the 16th-18th century.
By the end of the 18th century, Siam controlled most of present-day Laos and Cambodia.
After finally defeating their Burmese rival and conquering the Lanna Kingdom, the Siamese then turned their backs and began to invade into Cambodia, then into Laos, and with eyes towards North Vietnam. -
Period: 1353 to
(Laos) Kingdom of Lān Xāng
Lao people trace their history to the establishment of the Kingdom of Lān Xāng, “land of the million elephants,” founded by Fa Ngum in 1353, lasting until 1707 -
Lān Xāng crumbles
Power began to crumble in 1694 when King Souligna Vongsa died without an heir. Internal strife, spurred by external forces ultimately split Lan Xang into three kingdoms: Luang Prabang in the north, Vientiane in the center and Champassak in the south. -
Period: to
(Cambodia and Laos) Siamese-Vietnamese war
The Siamese-Vietnamese war in the 1830’s battlegrounds were in Cambodia and Laos.
After the end of the war, territories in Laos and Cambodia were split between Siam and the Vietnamese, but could retain their monarchy, so long as they were a vassal state to Siam or the Vietnamese. -
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(Laos & Cambodia) Siamese-Vietnamese war
The Siamese-Vietnamese war in the 1830’s battlegrounds were in Cambodia and Laos.
After the end of the war, territories in Laos and Cambodia were split between Siam and the Vietnamese, but could retain their monarchy, so long as they were a vassal state to Siam or the Vietnamese.