Chao Anurutha (also spelled Anouruttha or Anurathurat; lo, ເຈົ້າອານຸຣຸດທະ; 1737 – 31 December 1819) was the king of

Luang Phrabang Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...

from 1792 to 1819. Anurutha was the fourth son of king

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. He was appointed the

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('' oupahat'') of Luang Phrabang in 1768. In 1788, he was taken as hostage to

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together with other royalties. He was not allowed to return until 3 February 1792. After a four-year

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, he was crowned in Luang Phrabang by Siamese in 1792. However, he was accused of in treasonous contact with Burmese by the

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king

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permitted Nanthasen to attack Luang Prabang. After the capture of

, Anurutha was detained in Bangkok. After

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intervention, Anurutha was allowed to return to Luang Phrabang in 1796. He died on 31 December 1819.

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