Setthathirath (Lao: ເສດຖາທິຣາດ; 24 January 1534 – 1571) or Xaysettha (Lao: ໄຊເສດຖາ; Thai: ไชยเชษฐาธิราช, RTGS: Chaiyachetthathirat, Burmese: ဇယဇေဋ္ဌာဓိရာဇ်Jayajyeṣṭhādhirāja) is considered one of the great leaders in Lao history. Throughout the 1560s until his death, he successfully defended his kingdom of Lan Xang against military campaigns of Burmese conqueror Bayinnaung, who had already subdued Xieng Mai (Chiang Mai) in 1558 and Ayutthaya in 1564. Setthathirath was a prolific builder and erected many Buddhist monuments including Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Haw Phra Kaew, Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan and the Pha That Luang in Vientiane.
Setthathirath II (died 1735), also called Ong Lo[citation needed] and Sai Ong Hue (also spelled Xai Ong Ve; Lao: ໄຊອົງເວ້), grandson of the great ruler...
Lan Xang and Setthathirath his son as King of Lanna. In the elaborate court ceremony recorded in the Chiang Mai Chronicles, Setthathirath took possession...
separation of Luang Prabang. He marched on Vientiane to attack Setthathirath. King Setthathirath II turned to Ayutthaya for help. The Siamese army helped defend...
varied other spellings) is a Buddhist stupa built in c. 1560 by King Setthathirath of Lan Xang and King Maha Chakkraphat of Ayutthaya. It is located on...
เจ้าอินทวงศ์; died 7 February 1805), or known as his regnal name Xaiya Setthathirath III, was the 5th king of the Kingdom of Vientiane (r. 1795 to 1805)...
peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos.: 264 Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and...
while he sought to display his prowess to the diplomatic corps. His son Setthathirath returned from Chiang Mai to succeed him to the throne of Lan Xang. Phothisarath...
administrative city, even though it was not made the capital. King Setthathirath officially established it as the capital of Lan Xang in 1563, to avoid...
Chaiyasettha returned to Lan Xang to claim the throne and ascended as Setthathirath. Setthathirath also brought the Emerald Buddha from Chiangmai to Luang Prabang...
kingdom of Lan Xang. Some years earlier, the crown prince of Lan Xang, Setthathirath, had been invited to occupy the vacant throne of Lan Na as his mother...
a son-in-law of Setthathirath as vassal king. They also brought back many members of the Lan Xang royalty, including Setthathirath's 18-year-old brother...
rule of Setthathirath II. A grandson of King Suliyavongsa, the prince had left Vientiane for Southern Laos upon the return of Setthathirath II. He asked...
spellings, is a former temple in Vientiane, Laos. It is situated on Setthathirath Road, to the southeast of Wat Si Saket. It was first built in 1565 to...
by Setthathirath II (Sai Ong Hue),[citation needed] and seized Luang Phrabang. Then he marched on Vientiane to attack Setthathirath. Setthathirath turned...
briefly unified under Photisarath of Lan Xang and his son Setthathirath in Lanna. Setthathirath would go on to become the king of Lan Xang on the death...
Phaen Phaeo Souvanna Banlang La Sen Thai Somphou Visoun Photisarath Setthathirath Sen Soulintha Voravongsa I Sen Soulintha Nakhon Noi Nokeo Koumane Voravongsa...
of Lan Xang was at Luang Prabang until it was moved in 1560 by King Setthathirath to better administer the growing population and provide security in...
She was the 12th monarch of Lan Na. She was the grandmother of King Setthathirath of Lan Xang. Chiraprapha was the daughter of Phra Chao Setarat and Phra...
Phaen Phaeo Souvanna Banlang La Sen Thai Somphou Visoun Photisarath Setthathirath Sen Soulintha Voravongsa I Sen Soulintha Nakhon Noi Nokeo Koumane Voravongsa...
capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane to avoid a Burmese invasion. Setthathirath became king in 1548, after his father was killed, and ordered the construction...
expedition against Lan Xang and Lanna. The capital was moved in 1560 by King Setthathirath I to Vientiane, which remains the capital today. In 1707, Lan Xang fell...
Phaen Phaeo Souvanna Banlang La Sen Thai Somphou Visoun Photisarath Setthathirath Sen Soulintha Voravongsa I Sen Soulintha Nakhon Noi Nokeo Koumane Voravongsa...
Laos Lan Xang (complete list) – Setthathirath II, King (1700–1707) Kingdom of Vientiane (complete list) – Setthathirath II, King (1707–1735) Ong Long,...
these visitors. Despite the disruptions that spanned the period from Setthathirath's death to Sourigna Vongsa's ascension, Lan Xang, as Laos was called...
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