Chao Inthavong ( lo, ເຈົ້າອິນທະວົງສ໌; th, เจ้าอินทวงศ์; died 7 February 1805), or known as his regnal name Xaiya Setthathirath III, was the 5th king of the

Kingdom of Vientiane 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 1824. It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam. History In 1779, under th ...

(r. 1795 to 1805). Inthavong was the second son of King

Ong Boun Phrachao Siribounyasan ( lo, ພຣະເຈົ້າສິຣິບຸນຍະສາຣ; th, พระเจ้าสิริบุญสาร; died November 1781), also known as Ong Boun (), Bunsan or Xaiya Setthathirath III, was the 3rd king ...

. In 1778, he was taken as hostage by Siamese together with his siblings, including Nanthasen,

Anouvong Chao Anouvong ( lo, ເຈົ້າອານຸວົງສ໌; th, เจ้าอนุวงศ์; ), or regnal name Xaiya Setthathirath V ( lo, ໄຊຍະເສດຖາທິຣາຊທີ່ຫ້າ; th, ไชยเชษฐาธ� ...

and Khamwaen. After Nanthasen crowned the Vientiane king, he was appointed the '' oupahat'' ("vice king") of Vientiane. However, he had to live in Bang Phlat (Khwaeng Bang Yi Khan),

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populatio ...

, where he entered the Siamese government service. After the

Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút Lê Văn Duyệt Lê Văn Quân Nguyễn Văn Thành Nguyễn Văn Oai Mạc Tử Sinh , units1 = Tây Sơn Army , units2 = Siamese Army Siamese Navy Nguyễn Ánh's forces , strength1 = 30,000 men55 warship ...

, Vietnamese ruler

Nguyễn Ánh Gia Long ( (''North''), (''South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh, was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam. His dynasty would rule the unifie ...

fled to Bangkok. There, Inthavong met Nguyễn Ánh. According to Vietnamese royal records, Inthavong "admired him". In 1791, the Tây Sơn invaded and occupied Vientiane. King Nanthasen had to temporarily flee to Siam. In 1795, King Nanthasen was deposed by Siamese, Inthavong crowned the new king. During Inthavong's reign, Vientiane made alliance with

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. In 1800 and 1801, when Nguyễn army marched north to attack

Tây Sơn dynasty The Tây Sơn dynasty (, vi, Nhà Tây Sơn (Chữ Nôm: 茹西山); vi, Tây Sơn triều ( Hán tự: 西山朝) was a ruling dynasty of Vietnam, founded in the wake of a rebellion against both the Nguyễn lords and the Trịnh lords befor ...

, Inthavong ordered his forces to attack Nghệ An Province, cooperating with Nguyễn forces.

Trần Trọng Kim Trần Trọng Kim (Chữ Nôm: ; 1883 – December 2, 1953), courtesy name Lệ Thần, was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam, a state established with the support of Imper ...

, ''

Việt Nam sử lược ( vi-hantu, 越南史略, french: Précis d'Histoire du Việt-Nam, lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng K ...

'', vol. 2, chap. 12 Inthavong died on 7 February 1805. His younger brother

was appointed the new king by Siamese, and sent back to Vientiane.

References

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