Who was king Anouvong?
was the king of Laos, born in 1767 and died in Bangkok,
Thailand in 1829, at age 62. He came to throne from 1805 to 1828,
during his rule the country was Siamese tributaries and many parts of
the country was occupied by Siam.
During his reign, his goal was
to unite the country and bring back peace and stability to the people.
Since his army was smaller and weaker than Siam he had to be Siam's
ally to fight Burmese's army in hope that one day Siam will return the
occupied land back to Laos.
In 1825, returning from the
funeral of Buddha Loetla Nabhalai
(Thai King) in Bangkok, King
Anouvong asked Siamese to
returned the occupied land to Laos but Siamese refused. He, then
returned to Vientiane
and rallied up his strong army in preparation to fight and capture back
the lost territories.
army crossed the Mekong
river defeating major Bangkok's
vassal principalities along the route, until he captured Korat, the
main defensive stronghold of Bangkok in the northeast. His army moved
heading down to Saraburi, approaching the capital Bangkok. However, the
Korat captives rebelled under the supervision of the lady Mo(Ya Mo),
wife of a ruling noble of Korat had killed many of his strong soldiers.
As Siam began to move its
counter-striking troops, Chao Anouvong then decided to return to
Vientiane after subsequently being defeated by Thai forces. Prince
Jessadabodindra sent his brother Maha Sakdi Polsep the Front Palace and
Phraya Rajsupawadi to defeat the armies of Chao Anouvong in Issan. Chao
Anouvong was defeated to Siam
army and fled to Vietnam. The Siamese captured Vientiane and ordered
the evacuation of the city. Hundred of thousands of Lao people was sent
to Bangkok and work as a slave.
In 1827, Prince Jessadabodindra
ordered the total destruction of Vientiane. King Anouvong returned to
Laos with Vietnamese army. Rajsupawadi led the Siamese to fight and the
fighting occurred mostly at Nongkai region. Chao Anouvong was defeated
again and, after an attempt to escape, he was captured. Vientiane was
burned to the ground, ending her 200-year prosperity, and ceded to be a
kingdom. Chao Anouvong was sent to Bangkok
and King Rama III of Thailand
imprisoned him in an iron cage and he died few days later in 1829.
In 2010 the government of Lao's
People Democratic Republic after 35 years came into power, erected the
statue of Chao Anouvong in Vientiane. The erection
ceremony was attended by the
President, Mr. Chounmaly Sayasone,
high ranking Lao's officials, governments and private organizations,
Buddhist monks and people around the country.
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