Khun Lo, legendary founder of the city of
Luang Prabang, was the eldest of the seven sons of the
Khun Borom
Khun Borom ( th, ขุนบรม, ) or Khoun Bourôm ( lo, ຂຸນບູຣົມ, ) is a legendary progenitor of the Southwestern Tai-speaking peoples, considered by the Lao to be the father of their race.
Mythology
According to the myth ...
, and is credited as being the first of the prehistoric
Lao monarchs. The royal families of
Laos trace their lineage to him.
Khun Lo died in 780 and was succeeded by
Khun Sung.
References
780 deaths
History of Laos
Laotian royalty
Year of birth unknown
8th-century Tai people
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