Setthathirat I

Setthathirat I

▪ king of Lan Xang
also called  Sai Setthathirat I, or Setthavong  
born 1534
died 1571, southern Laos

      sovereign of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang who prevented it from falling under Burmese domination and whose reign was marked by notable achievements in domestic and foreign affairs.

      As the son of King Photisarath, Setthathirat was placed on the throne of the principality of Chiang Mai (now in northern Thailand) in 1546. When Photisarath died in the following year, Setthathirat returned to Laos to assume his father's throne but remained king of Chiang Mai until 1551. He made Vientiane his capital in 1560 and had the Emerald Buddha—a green jasper statue of the Buddha and the most sacred object of Chiang Mai—brought there, where he built a majestic temple to house it. He continued his father's policy of promoting Buddhism by edict, and it flourished during his reign.

      Setthathirat married a princess from Ayutthaya (Thailand) and formed a political alliance with the Thai against their common enemy, Burma. During a Burmese invasion in about 1565, Setthathirat's military strategy preserved the autonomy of his kingdom. Still regarded by the Lao as a national hero, Setthathirat is a central figure in the spiritual cult of some mountain peoples in southern Laos.

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