Chao Manthaturath (also spelled Manthathourat or Mangthaturat; lo, ເຈົ້າມັນທາຕຸຣາດ; 1772–7 March 1837) was the king of
Luang Phrabang
Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...
from 1819 to 1836.
He was a son of king
Anouruttha
Chao Anurutha (also spelled Anouruttha or Anurathurat; lo, ເຈົ້າອານຸຣຸດທະ; 1737 – 31 December 1819) was the king of Luang Phrabang from 1792 to 1819.
Anurutha was the fourth son of king Inthasom. He was appointed the ...
.
In 1791, he was appointed as heir presumptive to the Luang Phrabang throne with the title ''Raxavong'' by
Siam
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ese. He was crowned by Siamese at the age of 43.
From 1825 to 1826 he joint the monkhold in
Bangkok
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,
leaving his country to be administered by Siamese officials. In 1826, he refused to join
Anouvong's Rebellion against Siamese. He died on 7 March 1837.
Siamese did not confirm his son to succeed the throne until 1839.
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Kings of Luang Phrabang
1772 births
1837 deaths
18th-century Laotian people
19th-century Laotian people