The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang is established.

The region in where it is traditionally spoken was historically part of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.

He won few converts to Christianity, but he did succeed in making the outside world aware of the wealth of the Lao kingdom.

A decade later, Laos had settled into an uneasy peace with three new Lao kingdoms paying tribute to both Vietnam and Siam.

Before the Siamese seized it in the early 19th century, this crystal image was the palladium of the Lao kingdom of Champassack.

The term LaneXang means Million Elephants and was the former name of an historic Lao kingdom, 1354-1707.

The Lao kingdom recovered under one of its greatest rulers, who came to the throne in 1501.

The Lao kingdoms were obvious targets.

Meunsai (also Youkhon) was a king of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.

It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.