Pierre-Bernard Lafont

Jun 26, 2023 | britannica.com | Milton Osborne |Pierre-Bernard Lafont |Joseph J. Zasloff

Laotian states under foreign rule During the 18th century the three Laotian states, which were continually at loggerheads, tried to maintain their independence from the Myanmar and Siamese kingdoms, both of which were contending for control of the western segment of continental Southeast Asia. Disunity weakened the Laotian kingdoms and inevitably caused them to fall prey to the Siamese.