Prince Bounkhong, the son of Prince Souvanna Phomma

Souvanna Phomma

Prince Souvanna Phomma was installed as oupahat of Luang Phrabang in 1878. He was beheaded during the sacking of Luang Prabang, by Deo-van-Tri, a Thai Dam chieftain at Laichau, on June 8, 1887. He authored a History of Louang Phrabang and had nineteen sons, including Bounkhong, and thirty-one...

, was the last uparaja

Uparaja

Uparaja or Ouparath, also Ouparaja , was a royal title reserved for the vice royal in the Buddhist dynasties in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos and Thailand as well as some of their minor tributary kingdoms.-Burma:...

 of Luang Phrabang. He was granted the title of Chao Ratsaphakhinay in 1884. From 1911 to 1920, he was a member of the Government Council of French Indochina

French Indochina

French Indochina was part of the French colonial empire in southeast Asia. A federation of the three Vietnamese regions, Tonkin , Annam , and Cochinchina , as well as Cambodia, was formed in 1887....

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Chao Maha Oupahat Bounkhong was the father of Phetsarath, Souvanna Phouma

Souvanna Phouma

Prince Souvanna Phouma was the leader of the neutralist faction and prime minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times, from 1951–1952, 1956–1958, 1960 and 1962-1975.-Early life:...

, Souphanouvong

Souphanouvong

Prince Souphanouvong was, along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the “Three Princes” who represented respectively the communist , neutralist, and royalist political factions in Laos...

 and Souvannarath

Souvannarath

Prince Souvannarath was the prime minister of the Kingdom of Laos from 1947 – 1948. He was a son of Prince Bounkhong and half-brother to Princes Phetsarath, Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong.- References :...

. He died at Luang Phrabang July 26, 1920, having had 11 sons and 13 daughters by 11 wives.