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Chanthakuman

king of Luang Prabang
Also known as: Chandakumara, Chantharad, Tiantha-Koumane
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Chanthakuman (born 1799ā€”died Aug. 23, 1870, Luang Prabang) was the ruler of the Lao kingdom of Luang Prabang who was confronted by increasingly serious local, regional, and international threats to his stateā€™s survival. Chanthakuman was the second son of King Mangthaturat, and succeeded his elder brother Suk Soem (Souka-Seum) in 1852 as a vassal of the king of Siam. As king, Chanthakuman received several noted Western explorers, including Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist who arrived...

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