King Setthathirath

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King Setthathirath was a 16th-century Lao monarch of the Lan Xang kingdom, renowned for consolidating Lao territories and promoting Theravada Buddhism through major temple constructions and restorations.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Setthathirath canonical 2
Setthathirath 2
Setthathirath I 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist ruler ⓘ
Lao person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chao Setthathirath ⓘ
Setthathirath I ⓘ
linked to: King Setthathirath
associatedWithCity Luang Prabang ⓘ
Vientiane ⓘ
birthDate 1534 ⓘ
built That Luang (Pha That Luang) in Vientiane ⓘ
linked to: Pha That Luang
capitalEstablishedAt Vientiane ⓘ
commemoratedBy Lao national historiography ⓘ
statues in Vientiane ⓘ
commissioned many wats (Buddhist temples) in Vientiane ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Lan Xang ⓘ
culturalLegacy regarded as one of Laos’s greatest kings ⓘ
symbol of Lao unity and independence ⓘ
deathCause disputed ⓘ
deathDate 1571 ⓘ
dynasty Lan Xang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Lan Xang
era 16th century ⓘ
father King Photisarath I ⓘ
fullName Setthathirath ⓘ
linked to: King Setthathirath
historicalSignificance key figure in formation of Lao national identity ⓘ
knownForPolicy encouraging monastic scholarship ⓘ
resisting Burmese suzerainty ⓘ
strengthening central royal authority ⓘ
language Lao ⓘ
mother Queen Yot Kham Tip ⓘ
movedCapitalFrom Luang Prabang ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of Lao territories ⓘ
construction and restoration of major Buddhist temples ⓘ
defense against Burmese invasions ⓘ
guerrilla warfare tactics against Burma ⓘ
promotion of Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
opponent Taungoo Dynasty of Burma ⓘ
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty
positionHeld King of Lan Na ⓘ
linked to: King of Lanna

King of Lan Xang ⓘ
linked to: Lan Xang
predecessor King Photisarath I ⓘ
regionRuled mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
reignEnd 1571 ⓘ
reignOver Lan Na ⓘ
linked to: Lanna Kingdom

Lan Xang ⓘ
reignStart 1548 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
restored Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang ⓘ
linked to: Wat Xieng Thong
successor Sen Soulintha ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pha That Luang → rebuiltBy → King Setthathirath ⓘ
Wat Xieng Thong → foundedBy → King Setthathirath ⓘ
Lan Xang → notableRuler → Setthathirath ⓘ
linked to: King Setthathirath
King Setthathirath → fullName → Setthathirath ⓘ
linked to: King Setthathirath
King Setthathirath → alsoKnownAs → Setthathirath I ⓘ
linked to: King Setthathirath