Territorial change of Luang Prabang (Kingdom of Luang Phrabang)

“Luang Prabang”(Kingdom of Luang Phrabang) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1709 to 1894. Its territory was largest in AD 1738 – 1768, at ≈ 161 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1709 – 1733≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1734 – 1737≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1738 – 1768≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1774≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1775 – 1777≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1778 – 1782≈ 161 thousand km²
AD 1783 – 1790≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1791 – 1827≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1828 – 1855≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1856 – 1872≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1873 – 1884≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1885 – 1889≈ 148 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1894≈ 124 thousand km²
AD 1709AD 1894

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1738 – 1768 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1709≈ 161 thousand km²40 of 120
AD 1713≈ 161 thousand km²39 of 123
AD 1718≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 124
AD 1721≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 125
AD 1727≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 128
AD 1734≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 132
AD 1738≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 125
AD 1741≈ 161 thousand km²43 of 125
AD 1744≈ 161 thousand km²43 of 129
AD 1748≈ 161 thousand km²45 of 132
AD 1752≈ 161 thousand km²46 of 132
AD 1757≈ 161 thousand km²45 of 132
AD 1762≈ 161 thousand km²41 of 131
AD 1763≈ 161 thousand km²43 of 132
AD 1769≈ 161 thousand km²41 of 128
AD 1772≈ 161 thousand km²41 of 127
AD 1775≈ 161 thousand km²41 of 132
AD 1776≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 132
AD 1778≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 131
AD 1780≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 131
AD 1781≈ 161 thousand km²42 of 131
AD 1783≈ 148 thousand km²45 of 130
AD 1788≈ 148 thousand km²50 of 129
AD 1791≈ 148 thousand km²49 of 128
AD 1792≈ 148 thousand km²49 of 130
AD 1794≈ 148 thousand km²46 of 125
AD 1796≈ 148 thousand km²44 of 124
AD 1797≈ 148 thousand km²44 of 125
AD 1799≈ 148 thousand km²43 of 124
AD 1800≈ 148 thousand km²44 of 123
AD 1803≈ 148 thousand km²43 of 123
AD 1805≈ 148 thousand km²44 of 125
AD 1806≈ 148 thousand km²43 of 138
AD 1807≈ 148 thousand km²42 of 132
AD 1809≈ 148 thousand km²44 of 131
AD 1811≈ 148 thousand km²48 of 131
AD 1812≈ 148 thousand km²50 of 133
AD 1814≈ 148 thousand km²54 of 142
AD 1815≈ 148 thousand km²50 of 139
AD 1820≈ 148 thousand km²49 of 148
AD 1822≈ 148 thousand km²51 of 147
AD 1824≈ 148 thousand km²53 of 148
AD 1825≈ 148 thousand km²55 of 150
AD 1828≈ 148 thousand km²55 of 144
AD 1830≈ 148 thousand km²56 of 143
AD 1834≈ 148 thousand km²58 of 143
AD 1836≈ 148 thousand km²60 of 145
AD 1840≈ 148 thousand km²62 of 155
AD 1842≈ 148 thousand km²63 of 156
AD 1846≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 152
AD 1848≈ 148 thousand km²58 of 147
AD 1849≈ 148 thousand km²58 of 144
AD 1853≈ 148 thousand km²60 of 144
AD 1856≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 149
AD 1857≈ 148 thousand km²58 of 150
AD 1859≈ 148 thousand km²58 of 146
AD 1860≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 142
AD 1861≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 140
AD 1862≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 138
AD 1863≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 139
AD 1864≈ 148 thousand km²59 of 139
AD 1865≈ 148 thousand km²57 of 139
AD 1866≈ 148 thousand km²56 of 133
AD 1868≈ 148 thousand km²55 of 134
AD 1870≈ 148 thousand km²55 of 132
AD 1871≈ 148 thousand km²55 of 113
AD 1873≈ 148 thousand km²52 of 108
AD 1877≈ 148 thousand km²51 of 104
AD 1880≈ 148 thousand km²52 of 104
AD 1884≈ 148 thousand km²53 of 105
AD 1885≈ 148 thousand km²52 of 101
AD 1890≈ 124 thousand km²57 of 99

Its highest rank was in AD 1713: number 123 of 39.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1895lostFrench Indochina≈ 108 thousand km²
AD 1890lostFrench Indochina≈ 36 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Luang Prabang (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ), historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos. Its name, meaning “Royal Buddha Image,” derives from the Phra Bang, a statue symbolizing Lao sovereignty.

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