The Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang
Subtitle: rise and decline
By: Martin Stuart-Fox.
Publisher: White Lotus Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Bangkok, Thailand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Laos -- History.
Description: A history of the great Lao kingdom that flourished in the middle Mekong region between the 14th and 18th centuries. Chapters deal with prehistory of Laos, the Tai-Lao migrations, Vietnamese and Burmese invasions and the arrival of the first Europeans, the breakup of the Lao kingdom, the significance of the Lao-Siamese war of 1827-28, and the French annexation of Lao territories in 1893.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-219) and index.