Setthathirath

Timeline

1. 1534–1546Luang Prabang · LaosSon of Lan Xang king Potisarath, he grew up in Luang Prabang receiving Buddhist and royal education, and briefly held the Lanna throne after his father's death in 1546.
2. 1548–1551Vientiane · LaosFormally acceding as king of Lan Xang in 1548, he shifted the political center south to Vientiane to counter northern threats, and after relinquishing the Lanna throne in 1551 focused on Lan Xang's internal affairs and military.
3. 1551–1571Vientiane · LaosHe oversaw the construction of That Luang and other Buddhist buildings in Vientiane, reformed law and administration, and dealt with the eastward expansion of Myanmar's Pegu dynasty as well as Siamese pressure; he died accidentally while hunting in 1571.