Kingdom of Vientiane

Kingdom of Vientiane
ອານາຈັກວຽງຈັນ (Lao)
Anachak Viengchan
ဗီယင်ကျန်းနိုင်ငံ(Burmese)
be yain kyann ninengan
อาณาจักรเวียงจันทน์ (Thai)
Xāṇācạkr weīyngcạnthn̒
1707–1828
Flag of Vientiane
Flag
Location of Vientiane
StatusVassal of Burma (1765-1779)
Vassal of Siam (1779-1828)
CapitalVientiane
Common languagesLao
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
GovernmentAbsolute 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
CurrencyLat, Hoi, Phot Duang
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Lan Xang
Rattanakosin Kingdom
French Protectorate of Laos
Today part ofLaos
Thailand

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.

  1. ^ Tarling, Nicholas (1999). The Cambridge history of South East Asia: From c. 1500 to c. 1800. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-521-66370-0. ISBN 0-521-66370-9.