Lan Kham Deng ( lo, ພະເຈົ້າລ້ານຄຳແດງ, 1375–1428) was the third king of the
Lao state of
Lan Xang
existed as a unified kingdom from 1353 to 1707.
For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The meaning of the kingdom's name alludes to the power of the kingship and formidable war machine of the ea ...
. He was the oldest son of
Samsenethai
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Samsenethai( lo, ສາມແສນໄທ) also called Oun Huan( lo, ອຸ່ນເຮືອນ) was the second king of Lan Xang in Laos. He succeeded his father, Fa Ngum.
He ruled from 1372 until 1417. The origin of the name Samsenethai is ...
.
During his reign, the
Hồ dynasty
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emperor in
Vietnam
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requested that Lan Kham Deng send some troops to help the
Vietnamese
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** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
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fight off the
Chinese
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* Something related to China
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, who were attacking them during the
Ming–Hồ War. Lan Kham Deng sent thousands Laotian of troops to aid the Vietnamese, but for some reason, the armies of Lan Xang turned on the Vietnamese and fought on
China
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's side.
Eventually, Vietnam defeated China. By that time, Lan Xang's relations with Vietnam were deteriorated and total war soon broke out. The war with Vietnam caused chaos in Lan Xang followed by many attempts by royals to seize the throne.
Lan Kham Deng died in 1428 at the age of 53. He had ruled for 12 years.
Lan Kham Deng was succeeded by Prince
Phommathat.
Family
*Father:
Sam Saen Thai - King of Lan Xang (r.1374-1416)
*Mother: Queen Buvana Dhanipaya (Bua Then Fa)
*Consorts and their Respective Issue:
# Queen Nang Kaeva Buma Fa (Keo Poum Fa)
##
Brahma-kumara Bhumadarada (Phommathath), King of Lan Xang (r.1428–1429)
# by unknown women
##
Yugandhara (Youkhon), King of Lan Xang (r.1429–1430)
## Prince Nu Kon, Prince of S'ieng Wong S'ieng Wang - Installed as ruler of Xieng Khoang in 1441
References
Kings of Lan Xang
1375 births
1427 deaths
15th-century Laotian people
15th-century monarchs in Asia
Laotian Theravada Buddhists
14th-century Laotian people
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