Ratsadanay

Ratsadanay or Bun Laphan Ratsadany (Born 1874), full title Somdet Brhat Chao Buvanarabarna Rajadhanaya Negara Champasakti, is the current Ruler of the Kingdom of Champasak(currently a French Province). Born in Bassak(Now Champasak), he was the last ruler of the kingdom as a vassal under the Siamese until it was transfered to French authority.
Bun Laphan Ratsadany was the eldest son of Kham Souk, his predecessor as Prince of Champasak, which as a vassal state was part of the dominion of Siam. He was raised at the Royal Palace in Bangkok and succeeded Kham Souk after his death on July 28, 1900 by order of King Rama V as vassal prince of Champasak(Chao Mueang Nakhon Champasakti). In 1893, however, Siam was forced by France, to give up its territories east of the Mekong river. The Principality of Champasak was thus divided into two parts: With the greater part of the East coming under French rule, and the smaller part with the capital remaining under the Siamese. At the request of the prince to reunite his territory, France again put pressure on Siam in 1904 to relinquish the rest of the territory. As a result, France incorporated the principality into French Indochina. Unlike the northern Lao Kingdom of Luang Prabang, which remained under the French as a protectorate, the French dissolved the Principality of Champasak in effect on 22nd November 1904. In it's place they instated the province of Bassac with the newly built capital Pakse(in 1908). However, Bun Laphan Ratsadany retained his title, authority, and order for life. He was appointed on October 14, 1905 as governor of the new province.
Category:Laotian figures