Let's see the different kingdom before Lao become Lao...
Lan Xang's Flag (Main Capital or Kingdom of Lao)
Recorded in History from 889 to 1893
889 - 1368 Part of Khmer (Cambodian) empire.
.... Müang Xiang Dong Xiang Tong
1353 Kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao
1478 - 1479 Occupied by Vietnam.
1574 - 1603 Burmese vassal.
1707 Kingdom of Luang Phra Bang (officially Lan Xang Hom Khao).
Mar 1765 - 1772 Under Burmese suzerainty.
1772 - 1795 Under Thai suzerainty.
1788 - 1792 Thai occupation.
179. - 2 Jun 1794 Thai occupation.
1795 - 1828 Vassal of Vietnam.
3 Oct 1893 French protectorate; part of French Indochina (see Vietnam).
21 Aug 1941 Wiang Chhan and Xiang Khuang incorporated into Luang Phra Bang.
7 Apr 1945 - 27 Aug 1945 Japanese occupation.
8 Apr 1945 Royal proclamation declares end of French protectorate.
15 Sep 1945 Part of Kingdom of Laos
King(s)
Kings
1637 - 1694 Souligna Vongsa
1690 - 1695 Tian Thala (d. 1696)
1695 - 1698 Nan Tharat (d. 1698)
1700 - 1707 Setthathirath II (b. c.1685 - d. 1735)
(to 1735 in Wiang Chhan)
1707 - 1713 Kingkitsarad (d. 1713)
1713 - 1723 Ong Kham (d. 1731)
1723 - 1749 Thao Ang (d. 1749)
1749 - 1749 Inthaphom (d. 1776)
1749 - 1771 Sotika-Kuman (b. bf.1734 - d. 1771)
1771 - 1788 Suryavong (d. 1791)
1788 - 1792 Thai occupation
1792 - 179. Anurutha (1st time) (b. 1735 - d. 1819)
179. - 2 Jun 1794 Thai occupation
2 Jun 1794 - 31 Dec 1819 Anurutha (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1819 - 7 Mar 1837 Manthaturad (b. 1772 - d. 1837)
(regent for Anurutha 1817 - 31 Dec 1819; lives as a
monk in Bangkok 1825-26, leaving Luang Phra Bang to
be administered by Siamese officials)
1825 - 1826 .... -Siamese officials
1837 - 1838 Unkeo -Regent (d. 1850)
1838 - 23 Sep 1850 Sukha-Söm (b. 1797 - d. 1850)
23 Sep 1850 - 1 Oct 1868 Chantha-Kuman (b. 1799 - d. 1868)
1 Oct 1868 - 15 Dec 1895 Unkham (b. 1811 - d. 1895)
15 Dec 1895 - 25 Mar 1904 Sakkarin (b. 1840 - d. 1904)
(regent for Unkham Apr 1888 - 15 Dec 1895)
26 Mar 1904 - 15 Sep 1945 Sisavang Vong (1st time) (b. 1885 - d. 1959)
(King of Laos from 12 Oct 1945)
15 May 1946 - 27 Aug 1946 Sisavang Vong (2nd time) (s.a.)
Prime minister
21 Aug 1941 - 10 Oct 1945 Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongga (b. 1890 - d. 1959) Non-party
French Vice-consul
1887 - 5 Jun 1894 Auguste Jean Marie Pavie (b. 1847 - d. 1925)
Commissioner-general
5 Jun 1894 - Apr 1895 Auguste Jean Marie Pavie (s.a.)
Commandant-superior of Bas-Laos (in Khong, Champasak)
May 1895 - Apr 1899 Marie Auguste Armand Tournier
Commandants-superior of Haut-Laos (in Luang Prabang)
Jun 1895 - Apr 1897 Joseph Vacle (1st time) (interim)
May 1897 - Oct 1898 Paul Louis Luce (interim)
Oct 1898 - Apr 1899 Joseph Vacle (2nd time) (interim)
Residents-superior
Sep 1895 - Mar 1896 Léon Jules Pol Boulloche (b. 1855 - d. 19..)
Apr 1899 - Apr 1903 Marie Auguste Armand Tournier
Aug 1903 - May 1906 Georges Marie Joseph Mahé
(1st time) (interim)
May 1906 - Apr 1907 Louis Saturnin Laffont (interim)
Apr 1907 - Jan 1912 Georges Marie Joseph Mahé
(2nd time)
Aug 1910 - Jul 1911 Antoine Georges Amédeé Ernest (b. 1863 - d. 1941)
Outrey (interim)
Jan 1912 - Jul 1913 Louis Antoine Aubry de la Noé
(interim)
Jul 1913 - Oct 1913 Claude Léon Garnier (1st time)
(acting)
Oct 1913 - Feb 1914 Jean Édouard Bourcier
Saint-Chaffray (interim) (b. 1870 - d. 19..)
May 1914 - May 1918 Claude Léon Garnier (2nd time)
(acting)
Jun 1918 - Mar 1931 Jules Georges Théodore Bosc
Apr 1921 - Jan 1923 Joël Darrousin (interim)
May 1925 - Jan 1926 Jean-Jacques Dauplay (interim) (b. 1878 - d. 19..)
May 1928 - Dec 1928 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(interim)
Mar 1931 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(1st time) (interim)
Mar 1931 Pierre André Michel Pagès (b. 1893 - d. 1980)
Mar 1931 - Jun 1931 Yves Chrles Chatel (b. 1865 - d. 1944)
Jun 1931 - Oct 1931 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(2nd time) (interim)
Oct 1931 - Feb 1932 Jules Nicolas Thiebaut (interim)
Feb 1932 - Oct 1933 Aristide Eugène Le Fol
Oct 1933 - Jan 1934 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(1st time) (acting)
Jan 1934 - Jul 1934 Louis Frédéric Eckert (interim)
Jul 1934 - Aug 1934 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(2nd time) (acting)
Aug 1934 - Apr 1938 Eugène Henri Roger Eutrope
Nov 1934 - Oct 1935 Louis Frédéric Claire Guillaume
Marty (interim)
Apr 1938 - Nov 1940 André Touzet
Nov 1940 - Dec 1941 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(3rd time) (interim)
Dec 1941 - 5 Apr 1945 Louis Antoine Marie Brasey
Japanese Supreme Counselor
5 Apr 1945 - 22 Aug 1945 ....
French Commissioner
25 Aug 1945 - 4 Jan 1946 Hans Imfeld (interim
Lan Xang's Flag (Main Capital or Kingdom of Lao)
Recorded in History from 889 to 1893
889 - 1368 Part of Khmer (Cambodian) empire.
.... Müang Xiang Dong Xiang Tong
1353 Kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao
1478 - 1479 Occupied by Vietnam.
1574 - 1603 Burmese vassal.
1707 Kingdom of Luang Phra Bang (officially Lan Xang Hom Khao).
Mar 1765 - 1772 Under Burmese suzerainty.
1772 - 1795 Under Thai suzerainty.
1788 - 1792 Thai occupation.
179. - 2 Jun 1794 Thai occupation.
1795 - 1828 Vassal of Vietnam.
3 Oct 1893 French protectorate; part of French Indochina (see Vietnam).
21 Aug 1941 Wiang Chhan and Xiang Khuang incorporated into Luang Phra Bang.
7 Apr 1945 - 27 Aug 1945 Japanese occupation.
8 Apr 1945 Royal proclamation declares end of French protectorate.
15 Sep 1945 Part of Kingdom of Laos
King(s)
Kings
1637 - 1694 Souligna Vongsa
1690 - 1695 Tian Thala (d. 1696)
1695 - 1698 Nan Tharat (d. 1698)
1700 - 1707 Setthathirath II (b. c.1685 - d. 1735)
(to 1735 in Wiang Chhan)
1707 - 1713 Kingkitsarad (d. 1713)
1713 - 1723 Ong Kham (d. 1731)
1723 - 1749 Thao Ang (d. 1749)
1749 - 1749 Inthaphom (d. 1776)
1749 - 1771 Sotika-Kuman (b. bf.1734 - d. 1771)
1771 - 1788 Suryavong (d. 1791)
1788 - 1792 Thai occupation
1792 - 179. Anurutha (1st time) (b. 1735 - d. 1819)
179. - 2 Jun 1794 Thai occupation
2 Jun 1794 - 31 Dec 1819 Anurutha (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1819 - 7 Mar 1837 Manthaturad (b. 1772 - d. 1837)
(regent for Anurutha 1817 - 31 Dec 1819; lives as a
monk in Bangkok 1825-26, leaving Luang Phra Bang to
be administered by Siamese officials)
1825 - 1826 .... -Siamese officials
1837 - 1838 Unkeo -Regent (d. 1850)
1838 - 23 Sep 1850 Sukha-Söm (b. 1797 - d. 1850)
23 Sep 1850 - 1 Oct 1868 Chantha-Kuman (b. 1799 - d. 1868)
1 Oct 1868 - 15 Dec 1895 Unkham (b. 1811 - d. 1895)
15 Dec 1895 - 25 Mar 1904 Sakkarin (b. 1840 - d. 1904)
(regent for Unkham Apr 1888 - 15 Dec 1895)
26 Mar 1904 - 15 Sep 1945 Sisavang Vong (1st time) (b. 1885 - d. 1959)
(King of Laos from 12 Oct 1945)
15 May 1946 - 27 Aug 1946 Sisavang Vong (2nd time) (s.a.)
Prime minister
21 Aug 1941 - 10 Oct 1945 Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongga (b. 1890 - d. 1959) Non-party
French Vice-consul
1887 - 5 Jun 1894 Auguste Jean Marie Pavie (b. 1847 - d. 1925)
Commissioner-general
5 Jun 1894 - Apr 1895 Auguste Jean Marie Pavie (s.a.)
Commandant-superior of Bas-Laos (in Khong, Champasak)
May 1895 - Apr 1899 Marie Auguste Armand Tournier
Commandants-superior of Haut-Laos (in Luang Prabang)
Jun 1895 - Apr 1897 Joseph Vacle (1st time) (interim)
May 1897 - Oct 1898 Paul Louis Luce (interim)
Oct 1898 - Apr 1899 Joseph Vacle (2nd time) (interim)
Residents-superior
Sep 1895 - Mar 1896 Léon Jules Pol Boulloche (b. 1855 - d. 19..)
Apr 1899 - Apr 1903 Marie Auguste Armand Tournier
Aug 1903 - May 1906 Georges Marie Joseph Mahé
(1st time) (interim)
May 1906 - Apr 1907 Louis Saturnin Laffont (interim)
Apr 1907 - Jan 1912 Georges Marie Joseph Mahé
(2nd time)
Aug 1910 - Jul 1911 Antoine Georges Amédeé Ernest (b. 1863 - d. 1941)
Outrey (interim)
Jan 1912 - Jul 1913 Louis Antoine Aubry de la Noé
(interim)
Jul 1913 - Oct 1913 Claude Léon Garnier (1st time)
(acting)
Oct 1913 - Feb 1914 Jean Édouard Bourcier
Saint-Chaffray (interim) (b. 1870 - d. 19..)
May 1914 - May 1918 Claude Léon Garnier (2nd time)
(acting)
Jun 1918 - Mar 1931 Jules Georges Théodore Bosc
Apr 1921 - Jan 1923 Joël Darrousin (interim)
May 1925 - Jan 1926 Jean-Jacques Dauplay (interim) (b. 1878 - d. 19..)
May 1928 - Dec 1928 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(interim)
Mar 1931 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(1st time) (interim)
Mar 1931 Pierre André Michel Pagès (b. 1893 - d. 1980)
Mar 1931 - Jun 1931 Yves Chrles Chatel (b. 1865 - d. 1944)
Jun 1931 - Oct 1931 Paul Raimond Octane Le Boulanger
(2nd time) (interim)
Oct 1931 - Feb 1932 Jules Nicolas Thiebaut (interim)
Feb 1932 - Oct 1933 Aristide Eugène Le Fol
Oct 1933 - Jan 1934 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(1st time) (acting)
Jan 1934 - Jul 1934 Louis Frédéric Eckert (interim)
Jul 1934 - Aug 1934 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(2nd time) (acting)
Aug 1934 - Apr 1938 Eugène Henri Roger Eutrope
Nov 1934 - Oct 1935 Louis Frédéric Claire Guillaume
Marty (interim)
Apr 1938 - Nov 1940 André Touzet
Nov 1940 - Dec 1941 Adrien Anthony Maurice Roques
(3rd time) (interim)
Dec 1941 - 5 Apr 1945 Louis Antoine Marie Brasey
Japanese Supreme Counselor
5 Apr 1945 - 22 Aug 1945 ....
French Commissioner
25 Aug 1945 - 4 Jan 1946 Hans Imfeld (interim