Muang Phuan

Principality of Phuan
ເມືອງພວນ (Lao)
เมืองพวน (Thai)
Mueang Phuan
13th century–1893
Muang Phuan in bronze, between Luang Prabang to the north and Vientiane to the south, with Dai Viet to the east
StatusIndependent principality (13th-14th century)
Autonomous principality (14th century–1791)
Principality under the Kingdom of Vientiane (1802–1828)
Nguyễn dynasty province (1828–1848)
Vassal to Siam (1848–1893)
Protectorate of France (1893–1899)
CapitalMuang Phuan
Common languagesLao
Religion
Buddhism
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
 1651–1688
Kham Sanh
 1880–1899
Kham Ngon (last)
History 
 Established
13th century
1893
1899
CurrencyLat, Hoi
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Lan Xang
French Protectorate of Laos
Today part ofLaos
Vietnam

Muang Phuan (Lao: ເມືອງພວນ, pronounced [mɯ́aŋ pʰúan]; Thai: เมืองพวน; Country of Phuan) or Xieng Khouang (Lao: ຊຽງຂວາງ, pronounced [síaŋ kʰwǎːŋ]; Thai: เชียงขวาง), also known historically to the Vietnamese as Trấn Ninh (chữ Hán: 鎮寧; lit. "securement of peace"), was a historical principality on the Xiang Khouang Plateau, which constitutes the modern territory of Xiangkhouang Province, Laos.