Kingdom of Champasak
Kingdom of Champasak ອານາຈັກຈຳປາສັກ (Lao) Anachak Champasak | |||||||||
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| 1713–1904 | |||||||||
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The Kingdom of Champasak and its neighbors in the 18th century | |||||||||
| Status | Independent (1713-1778) Vassal of Siam (1778–1904) | ||||||||
| Capital | Champasak | ||||||||
| Common languages | Lao | ||||||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1713–1737 | Nokasad (first) | ||||||||
• 1900–1904 | Ratsadanay (last) | ||||||||
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• Dissolution of Lan Xang | 1713 | ||||||||
• Vassal of Siam | 1778 | ||||||||
• Annexed to French Laos | 1904 | ||||||||
| Currency | Lat, Hoi, Phot Duang | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Champasak (Lao: ຈຳປາສັກ [tɕàmpàːsák]) or Bassac, (1713–1904) was a Lao kingdom that emerged under King Nokasad, a grandson of King Sourigna Vongsa, the last king of Lan Xang. Bassac and the neighboring principalities of Attapeu and Stung Treng emerged as power centers as a mandala.
The kingdom was sited on the eastern or Left Bank of the Mekong, south of the Right Bank principality of Khong Chiam where the Mun River joins; and east of where the Mekong makes a sharp bend to the west to return abruptly and flow southeasterly down to what is now Cambodia.