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home Laos Vientiane contact us ... Laos travel guide Laos guide Laos accommodation Laos business Laos communications Laos contacts ... Laos weather Regions Northern Laos Southern Laos Vientiane Amusing signs ... Send page to a friend Travel directory Laos listing All other countries Last updated : Nov 2009 Laos History The Chinese from the north occupied Laos in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. It was subject to strong laosian influence from the 8th century and beyond and subsequently adopted Buddhism . Laos was part of the Khmer Angkor Empire for over 200 years from the beginning of the 11th century. It was during that time that the Laotian, who originated in Thailand, took over the area and replaced the dominant Chinese. However, some evidence exists that the Mongol empire had some influence over what happened in the region in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, likely in alliance with the Angkor kingdom.

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Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Math Flashcards Geography Guide Seven New Wonders of the World ... The Fifty States Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... FunBrain Sponsored Links TripAdvisor Laos (Asia) Encyclopedia Laos History Early History to Independence The Laotians are descendants of Thai tribes that were pushed southward from Yunnan, China, in the 13th cent. and gradually infiltrated the territory of the Khmer Empire In the early 19th cent. Siam was dominant over the two Laotian kingdoms, although Siamese claims were disputed by Annam. After French explorations in the late 19th cent. Siam was forced (1893) to recognize a French protectorate over Laos, which was incorporated into the union of Indochina . During World War II, Laos was gradually occupied by the Japanese, who in 1945 persuaded the king of Luang Phabang to declare the country's independence. In 1946 the French reestablished dominion over Laos, recognizing the king as constitutional monarch of the entire country. The French granted an increasing measure of self-government, and in 1949 Laos became a semiautonomous state within the French Union. In 1951, a Communist Laotian nationalist movement, the Pathet Lao, was formed by Prince Souphanouvong in North Vietnam. In 1953, Pathet Lao guerrillas accompanied a Viet Minh invasion of Laos from Vietnam and established a government at Samneua in N Laos. That year Laos attained full sovereignty; admission into the United Nations came in 1955.

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Asia-Discovery.com Laos Travel Guide History of Laos Laos Travel Packages Laos Tours Biking Tours Laos Hotels Visa on Laos Laos Travel Guide Laos Introduction Culture in Laos Common Courtesy History of Laos ... Laos Map Tourist Attractions Find Knowledge base on the main provinces of Laos at Tourist Attraction Stone tools discovered in Huaphan and Luang Prabang provinces attest the presence of prehistoric man in its stage of hunters and gatherers over the Lao territory since at least 40,000 years ago. Agriculturist society seemed to appear during the 4th millenia BC as evidences have been found by archeologists- jar burials and other kinds of sepulchres have revealed a complex society in which Bronze objects appeared around 1500 BD and iron tools were known since 700 BC. The proto historic period is characterized by contacts with Chinese and Indian civilizations. As a result between the forth and eighth century. Between the fourth and eighth century communities along the Mekong river began to form into townships, so-called muang. This development culminated in the formation of the Lane Xang (million elephants) kingdom in 1353 by King FaNgum and established Xieng Thong now know as Luang Prabang to capital of Lane Xang Kingdom.

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Skip to Navigation Request More Info 877-LUV-GLOBE info@globeaware.org Globe Aware Volunteer Vacations and Service Vacations Search Home About Us Volunteer Vacations Voluntourism ... Register Now Share This Print Home Destinations Asia Laos › History Laos History The country has long been occupied by migrating Thais (including Shans, Siamese and Lao) and slash-and-burn Hmong/Mien hill tribes. The first Lao principalities were consolidated in the 13th century following the invasion of southwest China by Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes. In the mid-14th century, a Khmer-sponsored warlord, Fa Ngum, combined a number of scattered principalities around Luang Prabang to form his own kingdom, Lan Xang ('a million elephants'). The kingdom initially prospered, but internal divisions and pressure from neighbours caused it to split in the 17th century into three warring kingdoms centred on Luang Prabang, Wieng Chan (Vientiane) and Champasak. By the end of the 18th century, most of Laos came under Siamese (Thai) suzerainty but the territory was also being pressured by Vietnam. Unable or unwilling to serve two masters, the country went to war with Siam in the 1820s. This disastrous ploy led to all three kingdoms falling under Thai control. By the late 19th century, France had established French Indochina in the Vietnamese provinces of Tonkin and Annam. The Thais eventually ceded all of Laos to the French, who were content to use the territory merely as a buffer between its colonial holdings and Siam.

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Your Window to the World Maps of World.com OUR CHANNELS : Finance Travel HOME SITE MAP ... Laos > History Laos History The history of Laos is mostly the history of domination and colonial rule. The original people of Laos were of Austroasiatic group who had mastered the skills to survive in this region without agriculture and were comfortable with the landscape. However Laos’s history was first recorded and grew in importance during the rule of Lan Xang. The kingdom of Lan Xang was in full control of Laos for about three centuries. It emerged in the mid of the 14th century and finally declined in the 17th century. It was the king of this dynasty who was responsible for the introduction of Buddhism in this country which is now the most popular religion of Laos After the complete fall of the Lan Xang dynasty the other power which took over the control of Laos is the Siam or the Siamese dynasty of Thailand. After the eviction of the Siam dynasty Laos went under the long colonial rule of the French. After Second World War the Laos was free from the French rule. Even after independence Laos was under the influence of United States of America and from 1975 the impact of Vietnamese authority was witnessed. For more information on history of Laos click on the following links: Kingdom of Lan Xang French colony Laos War Communism An exclusive online store of maps, globes, atlases, travel guides, and CDs.

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Country Info Home Introduction General Data Maps ... Time and Date Laos : History Historical research shows that the rudimentary structures of a multiethnic state existed before the founding of the Kingdom of Lan Xang in the thirteenth century. These prethirteenth-century structures consisted of small confederative communities in river valleys and among the mountain peoples, who found security away from the well-traveled rivers and overland tracks where the institutions and customs of the Laotian people were gradually forged in contact with other peoples of the region. During these centuries, the stirring of migrations as well as religious conflict and syncretism went on more or less continuously. Laos's shortlived vassalage to foreign empires such as the Cham, Khmer, and Sukhothai did nothing to discourage this process of cultural identification and, in fact, favored its shaping. In the 13th centuryan historically valuable watershed- -the rulers of Louangphrabang (Luang Prabang) constituted a large indigenous kingdom with a hierarchical administration. Even then, migratory and religious crosscurrents never really ceased. The durability of the kingdom itself is attested to by the fact that it lasted within its original borders for almost four centuries. Today, the Lao People's Democratic Republic covers only a small portion of the territory of that former kingdom. In late 1975, months after the fall of Cambodia and the Republic of Vietnam to the communists, the Pathet Lao came to power in Laos, proclaiming that Laos's territorial integrity as well as its freedom, sovereignty, and solidarity with other new regimes of Indochina, would be defended. In a demonstration of this determination, Laos fought a border war with Thailand in 1988, and protracted negotiations were necessary to demarcate the border between the two countries. Internally, the regime proved ruthless in stamping out political and armed opposition. Only since the introduction of the New Economic Mechanism in 1986 has the government made some headway in the long and difficult process of bettering the lives of its citizens.

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Laos 3 Oct 1893 - 8 Apr 1945; 23 Apr 1946 - 11 May 1947 8 Apr 1945 - 23 Apr 1946; 11 May 1947 - 2 Dec 1975 16 Oct 1945 - 23 Apr 1946; Adopted 2 Dec 1975 Map of Laos Hear National Anthem "Pheng Xat Lao" (Hymn of the Lao People) Text of National Anthem Adopted 1947 (Lyrics 1975) Constitution (14 Aug 1991) Royal Constitution (11 May 1947-1975; in French) Capital : Vientiane (Royal Capital: Luang Phra Bang 1945-1975) Currency : Kip (LAK) National Holiday : 2 Dec (1975) Republic Day Population GDP : $13.9 billion (2008) Exports : $1.03 billion (2008) Imports : $1.27 billion (2008) Ethnic groups : Lao 54.6%, Khmou 10.9 Hmong (Miao) Tai 3.8%, Phu Tai (Phouthay) 3.3%, Lue 2.2%, Katang 2.1%, Makong 2.1%, other 13% Total Active Armed Forces Merchant marine : 1 ship (2008) Religions : Buddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other, nonreligious and unspecified 31.5% (2005) International Organizations/Treaties : ADB, ARF, ASEAN, BTWC, CP, CTBT, EAS, ENMOD, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, Intersputnik , IOC, IPU, ISA

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Laos Hotels and Beach Resorts Online Hotel Reservation Center with up to 76% Discount on Published Rates !!! Trunk Line Number : If you call from UK for your Reservations, Dial: 0871284 0702 Fax Number : +(63) 35 4199625 Contact Us : Laos Travel Tips Map Weather Holidays Cities ... Contact Us document.write(dayarray[day]+" "+daym+", "+montharray[month]+" "+year+", Local time in Laos") Laos History For much of its history, Laos has been under the thumb of its neighbors - at various times the Cambodians, Burmese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Siamese (Thais). The result is that Laos has experienced great difficulty in establishing a national identity. The earliest inhabitants of Laos were migrants from southern China. From the 11 th century onward, parts of Laos fell under the Khmer Empire, and later under Siamese influence from the Sukhothai dynasty. With the fall of Sukhothai in 1345, the first kingdom of Laos emerged under Fa Ngum, a Lao prince brought up in the court of Angkor Wat. As the Khmer Empire crumbled, Fa Ngum welded together a new empire, which he modestly christened 'Lan Xang' - the Land of a Million Elephants. Lan Xang covered the whole of present-day Laos plus most of Issan (northeast Thailand). Fa Ngum declared himself king of the realm in 1353. Fa Ngum was unable to subdue the unruly highlanders of the northeast regions; these remained independent of Lan Xang Rule. Upon Fa Ngum's marriage to a Cambodian princess, the Khmer court gave the Lao king a sacred gold Buddha called Pra Bang. Fa Ngum made Buddhism the state religion, and Pra Bang became the protector of the Lao kingdom. Nobility pledged allegiance to the king before the statue. Named after Pra Bang was the city of Luang Prabang, the cradle of Lao culture and the centre of the Lao state for the next 200 years.

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