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Development of the Lan Xang Kingdom

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1371–1380

The 1370s were a key early development phase of the Lan Xang kingdom (Laos);…

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  1. 1371–1372Luang Prabang · LaosFa Ngum continued integrating the tribes of the middle Mekong, brought the Pegu Buddha image (Emerald Buddha/Phra Bang) to the capital, established Theravada Buddhist faith, and strengthened Lan Xang royal authority and religious legitimacy.
  2. 1373Luang Prabang · LaosFa Ngum was deposed by nobles for misrule; Sam Sen Thai (Fa Ngum's son) succeeded him, and Lan Xang entered the era of its second-generation rulers, with the kingdom's institutions and territorial framework continuing.

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