Fa Ngum founds Lan Xang
DynastyPoliticsFa Ngum unites the Lao principalities into the kingdom of Lan Xang ("Million Elephants"), the forerunner of modern Laos.
- Date
- 1353 · View on map
- Countries
- Laos
- Regions
- Southeast Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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