Siribunyasan

Siribunyasan (born c. 1730—died 1781, Vientiane, Laos) was the king of the Lao principality of Vientiane during whose reign Laos came to be dominated by Siam (Thailand). When Siribunyasan succeeded his father, Ong Rong, on the throne in about 1760, Laos was divided into rival states, Vientiane itself was split in factions, and Burmese armies were sweeping across Siam and northern Southeast Asia. Siribunyasan soon attached himself to the Burmese. Provincial officials who helped bring...