Person1316–1373
Fa Ngum
Founder and first king of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang (1353 – c. 1371/1373). According to the Lao chronicles he was born in 1316 into the ruling house of Muang Sua, grew up in exile at the Khmer court of Angkor, married a Khmer princess and returned with a Khmer army to conquer the Lao principalities; he was crowned at Muang Sua, the later Luang Prabang, in 1353. Deposed by his court in favour of his son Samsenthai, he died in exile at Nan.
- Dates
- 1316 – between 1373 and 1393
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Southeast Asia and Oceania
- In the threads
- Southeast Asia and Oceania (14th – mid-15th c.)
Events
- Fa Ngum founds the kingdom of Lan Xang1353 · Southeast Asia and Oceania