The Lao people were a tribe originally from Yunnan, China, who were pushed south to the border of the Khmer empire in the 13th century. The first Lao kingdom, ...

Recorded Laotian history begins with Fa Ngum, the ruler who founded the first Laotian state, Lan Xang (“Kingdom of the Million Elephants”), with the help of the ...

Recorded Laotian history begins with Fa Ngum, the ruler who founded the first Laotian state, Lan Xang (“Kingdom of the Million Elephants”), with the help of the ...

Laos traces its history to the kingdom of Lan Xang ('million elephants'), which was founded in the 13th century by a Lao prince, Fa Ngum, whose father had his ... History of Laos (1945–present) · History · Laos Memorial · Music of Laos

Laos traces its first recorded history and its origins as a unified state to the emergence of the Kingdom of Lan Xang (literally, "million elephants") in 1353.

18 апр. 2023 г. · Some key dates in the history of Laos: 13th Century - Kingdom of Lan Xang, a million elephants, is founded by prince Fa Ngum who had been ...

People have lived in the lower Mekong basin for at least 10,000 years. The first settlers were related to the Khmer people who still live in Cambodia. In 1353, ...

Siamese (Thai) rule comprised the rest of the 18th and 19th centuries until French colonialism dominated the entirety of the region from the late 19th century.

A Short History of Laos is an ideal introduction to Laos for travellers, businesspeople, diplomats, and students. For those familiar with Lao history, Evans ...