Souvanna Phomma
Souvanna Phomma was a Laotian politician who was installed as oupahat, a royal title for the viceroy of a Buddhist dynasty, of Luang Phrabang in 1878.[1] He authored a History of Louang Phrabang.
Family
He had nineteen sons, including Bounkhong, and thirty-one daughters. Souvanna Phomma had at least thirteen wives: the first was a commoner, the second was the daughter of King Sukaseum, the third was a daughter of King Chantharat, the fourth was from an unknown royal lineage, and both the fifth and sixths were his half-sisters; the next seven wives were all commoners.[1]
His grandchildren include:
- Souphanouvong – the first president of Laos
- Souvanna Phouma – prime minister of the Kingdom of Laos
- Phetsarath Ratanavongsa – the first prime minister of Luang Phrabang in French Laos from 21 August 1941 to 10 October 1945,[2] and head of state of Laos between 12 October 1945 and 24 April 1946
Death
He was beheaded during the sacking of Luang Prabang, by Đèo Văn Trị, a Tai Dam (Black Tai) chieftain at Lai Chau, on 8 June 1887.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Evans, Grant (17 August 2010). "When brother-sister marriage becomes incest: When brother-sister marriage becomes incest". The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 21 (2): 228–245. doi:10.1111/j.1757-6547.2010.00080.x.
- ↑ Evans, Grant (2002). A Short history of Laos, the land in between (PDF). Allen & Unwin.
- ↑ Simms, Sanda. The Kingdoms of Laos. p. 158. doi:10.4324/9781315029191.
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