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Setthathirat I, sovereign of the Lao kingdom…
Setthathirat I, sovereign of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, had married a princess from Ayutthaya and formed a political alliance with the Thai against their common enemy, Burma.
Burmese forces now move west from Chiang Mai to invade laotian territory and besiege Vien Chan (now Vientiane), Setthathirat’s new capital, but withdraw from the area in 1565 the face of fierce and continuous Laotian resistance.
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The Far East
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Southeast Asia
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Sundachina
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