city Vientiane: All Data

Vientiane is a city in Laos. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

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Vientiane: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1560 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Lan Xang
1708 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Vientiane
1766 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Vientiane (Burma)
1825 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Vientiane (Siam)
1893 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-Siamese War
1920 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Colony of Laos, part of French Indochina
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Japanese invasion of French Indochina
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Indochina War
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: French reconquest of Laos
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: Japanese coup d'etat
1945 AD
Capital of Laos (Japan)
1946 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Indochina War
1953 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Laos
1975 AD
Capital of Laos People's Democratic Republic
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Vientiane Prefecture, part of Laos People's Democratic Republic