Regional1353 – 1700 · 347 years

Lao-Siamese Wars

Name: War Atlas: Named Conflicts and Empire Borders, 3000 BCE – Present
Creator: War Atlas
Keywords: wars, military history, conflicts, empires, historical atlas, casualties

Laos · Siam · Mekong Valley

Lao kingdoms and Siamese (Thai) powers contested for mainland Southeast Asian dominance.

Estimated casualties

200Ksingle estimate · no range published

What happened

Lao kingdoms, particularly Lan Xang, conducted conflicts with Thai Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. Wars involved territorial disputes and tributary relationships. The conflicts established boundaries between Thai and Lao regions.

Why it mattered

Lao-Siamese conflicts defined modern Thailand-Laos boundaries. The wars prevented either side from establishing complete hegemony.

Belligerents2

Laos
Siam

ON THE MAPLan Xang KingdomAyutthaya Kingdom

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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