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 | | As a result, tens of thousands of Lao were forced to move from Laos to settle along the west bank of the Mekong for easier control by the Thai. |
 | | When Sourigna Vongsa died in 1649 without an heir, the internal leadership of the Lane Xang contested and the nation of the kingdom split in to three kingdoms. |
 | | The area around Vientiane, taken over by Souringna Vongsa’s nephew, supported by the Anamites from northern Vietnam; Sourigna Vongsa’s grandson controlled the area around Luang Prabang and while an other prince controlled the southern kingdom Champhasak, with Thai backing. |
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