Oun Kham

Chao Oun Kham
ເຈົ້າອຸ່ນຄຳ
King of Luang Prabang
Reign1 October 1868 - 15 December 1895
PredecessorChantharath
SuccessorZakarine
Born5 June 1811
Luang Prabang
Died15 December 1895(1895-12-15) (aged 84)
Luang Prabang
SpouseQueen Gamuni
HouseLuang Prabang
FatherManthathurath
MotherKhamone

Oun Kham (Lao: ອຸ້ນຄຳ, June 5, 1811 – December 15, 1895) was King of Luang Prabang during 1868-1887 and a second time between 1889 and 1895.[1][2] The last two years of his reign ended with the establishment of a French protectorate over Laos. When unable to hold off outlaw Chinese Black Flag Army forces, he sought assistance from Rattanakosin for help. When the Siamese army left in 1887, the band of the White Tai pirate Deo Van Tri had overwhelmed Luang Prabang, which made Oun Kham seek refuge at Pak Lay. On 7 June 1887 the Lao royal capital was seized and sacked; the elderly ruler barely escaped with his life. Between his two ruling periods he was exiled in Bangkok where he gave assistance to Auguste Pavie.

References

  1. ^ LUANG PRABANG
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1995.
Oun Kham
Born: June 5 1811  Died: December 15 1895
Vacant
Title last held by
Chantharath
King of Luang Prabang
1868-1895
Succeeded by