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Ong Lo (Muang Phuan)
Setthathirath II (Jyesthadhiraj, died 1735), also called Ong Lo and Sai Ong Hue (also spelled Xai Ong Ve; ), grandson of the great ruler Suliyavongsa, was the king of the Lao people, Lao Kingdom of Lān Xāng. In Vietnamese records, he was called Triều Phúc (朝福). He spent most of his early years as a prince of the royal house in exile at Huế (now in Vietnam). His father Prince Som Phou fled to Vietnam upon the placement by the nobles of his younger brother (Setthathirath II's uncle) Sourigna Vongsa, Suliyavongsa was king of Lan Xang. Upon the 1694 death of King Suliyavongsa, a noble named Tian Thala ascended to the throne. Within six months, Tian Thala was deposed. In 1698 Setthathirath II attacked Vientiane, the capital of Lan Xang. In 1699, Nan Tharat became ruler and with the aid of Vietnamese forces, Setthathirath II ousted King Nan Tharat and secured the city. In 1700 he declared himself king under the name Sethathirat II, and in 1705 he moved the Prabang Buddha, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lan Xang
Lan Xang () or Lancang was a Lao people, Lao kingdom that held the area of present-day Laos from 1353 to 1707. For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The kingdom is the basis for Laos's national historic and cultural identity. Name ''Lān Xāng Hôm Khāo'' is one romanization of Lao, romanization of the Lao language, Lao name (), meaning "the Million Elephants and the Chatra (umbrella), White Parasol". The kingdom's name alludes to the power of the king, his ties to Buddhism in Laos, Laotian Buddhism, and his army's countless war elephants. Other romanizations include ''Lan Sang'', ''Lane Sang'', and ''Lane Xang''. The name ''Láncāng'' is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the kingdom's Chinese language, Chinese name , Lancang River, still used for the upper stretches of the Mekong in Tibet and Yunnan. Other names for the kingdom include the Chinese ''Nánzhǎng'' (); the Sanskrit ''Srī Śatanāganay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
