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Fa Ngum

founder of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang

b. 1316 CE – d. 1393 CE World The Far East

Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum (1316 – 1393, born in Muang Sua, died in Nan) establishes the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1354.

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Moran, J. (2017). Fa Ngum. History Atlas. Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/fa-ngum/

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