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Kingdom of Vientiane | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Laos Thailand |
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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.