Lan Xang (English spelling)

Japanese: Lan Xang(英語表記)LanXang
Lan Xang (English spelling)

...It was governed by a royal ideology that combined the Lao people's ancient political system with Theravada Buddhism. Lan Xang means "a million elephants." It is divided into the Unified Lan Xang period (around 1354-1710) and the Three Kingdoms period (until 1779).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lan Xang" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ラオ族古来の政治制度と上座部仏教を結合した王権思想により統治された。ランサンLan Xangとは〈百万の象〉の意である。統一ランサン時代(1354‐1710前後)と三国時代(1779まで)に分けられる。…

※「Lan Xang」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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