// Middle Ages
Lan Xang
- Period
- AD 1363 – AD 1708
- Duration
- approx. 345 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1375
- Area (max.)
- approx. 379,000 km²
Period and duration
Lan Xang — according to the map data from AD 1363 to AD 1708, roughly 345 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Lan Xang — greatest extent around AD 1375: the mapped borders then cover about 379,000 km², roughly 0.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1362)
After
- Vientiane
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Kingdom of Champasak
Neighbours around AD 1375
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Ming Dynasty
- Shan States
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Khmer Empire
- Ava Kingdom
- Ngô Dynasty
- Chámpa
- Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1375 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Lan Xang on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.