Chao Inthasom (; died 1749) was the king of
Luang Phrabang
Luang Prabang ( Lao: ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos. I ...
from 1723 to 1749.
Inthasom was a younger brother of
Kingkitsarat. Upon his brother's death in 1713, he marched to
Luang Phrabang
Luang Prabang ( Lao: ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos. I ...
aiming to challenge the throne, but his cousin
Ong Kham crowned the new king and granted him the title ''
oupahat'' (viceroy).
After ten years of joint rule, Inthasom successfully usurped in the king's absence. He dispatched tribute missions to
China
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in 1723, 1734 and 1753. He ruled peacefully until his death in 1749.
References
Kings of Luang Phrabang
1749 deaths
18th-century Laotian people
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