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32-584: The Lao Front for National Development ( LFND ; Lao : ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ , Neo Lao Sang Xat ) is a Laotian popular front founded in 1979, and led by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party . Its task is to organize Laotian mass mobilization , and other socio-political , organizations. In 1988, its tasks were expanded to include certain ethnic minority affairs. It is also in charge of religious affairs ; all religious organizations within Laos must register with

64-509: A leader named Khúc Thừa Dụ came to power as commissioner for Tĩnh Hải quân (Jinghai guan). The Khúc's origins are unknown but they manipulated the Later Liang dynasty court in the north to maintain their own autonomy. In 930, the emperor of Southern Han Liu Yan attacked Jinghai and removed the Khuc family from power. In late 931, Duong Dinh Nghe , a noble from Aizhou (Thanh Hoa) who

96-613: A multitude of mountain tribesmen who had remained loyal to the Tang, marched directly along the coast, following the old road built by Ma Yuan. Yang Zixu attacked Mai Thúc Loan by surprise and suppressed the rebellion in 723. The corpses of the Swarthy Emperor and his followers were piled up to form a huge mound and were left on public display to check further revolts. Later from 726 to 728, Yang Zixu suppressed other rebellions of Li and Nung peoples led by Chen Xingfan and Feng Lin in

128-536: A prominent local chief, thus alienating many of the powerful local clans of Annan. The Nanzhao army was initially welcomed by the locals, and their joint force captured Songping in January 861, forced Li Hu to flee. The Tang managed to retake the region in summer 861. In spring 863 Nanzhao and rebels numbered 50,000 under generals Yang Sijin and Duan Qiuqian launched the Siege of Songping . The city fell in late January as

160-493: Is not only the official language but also a lingua franca , bridging the linguistic diversity of a population that speaks many other languages. Its cultural significance is reflected in Laotian literature, media, and traditional arts. The Vientiane dialect has emerged as the de facto standard, though no official standard has been established. Internationally, Lao is spoken among diaspora communities , especially in countries like

192-543: Is now southeastern China, specifically what is now Guangxi and northern Vietnam where the diversity of various Tai languages suggests an Urheimat . The Southwestern Tai languages began to diverge from the Northern and Central branches of the Tai languages, covered mainly by various Zhuang languages , sometime around 112 CE, but likely completed by the sixth century . Due to the influx of Han Chinese soldiers and settlers,

224-417: The đình , the village spiritual center, where village elders met. Indigenous Confucianist scholarly elites remained very relatively small. In 845, a Tang official reported to the throne that "Annan has produced no more than eight imperial officials; senior graduates have not exceeded ten." Liêu Hữu Phương was the only recorded student from Northern Vietnam to have passed the classical exams in 816 in

256-680: The Nanzhao Kingdom. The local chief Lý Do Độc , the Đỗ clan, the warlord Chu Đạo Cổ , as well as others, submitted or allied with Nanzhao. In 858 they sacked the capital of Annan. In the same year the Tang court responded by appointing Wang Shi as the military governor of Annan, aiming to restore order, strengthen the defense of Songping. Wang Shi was recalled to deal with the rebellion of Qiu Fu in Zhejiang in late 860. Northern Vietnam then degenerated back to chaos and turmoil. The new Chinese military governor, Li Hu, executed Đỗ Thủ Trừng,

288-566: The Southwestern branch of Tai languages. Lao (including Isan) and Thai, although they occupy separate groups, are mutually intelligible and were pushed closer through contact and Khmer influence, but all Southwestern Tai languages are mutually intelligible to some degree. The Tai languages also include the languages of the Zhuang , which are split into the Northern and Central branches of

320-674: The Chinese army withdrew north. The Protectorate of Annan was abolished. The Tang launched a counterattack in September 864 under Gao Pian , an experienced general who had fought the Türks and the Tanguts in the north. In winter 865–866, Gao Pian recaptured Songping and northern Vietnam, and expelled Nanzhao from the region. Gao punished local people who had allied with Nanzhao, executed Chu Đạo Cổ and 30,000 local rebels. In 868 he renamed

352-715: The LFND. Lao language Lao is a tonal language , where the pitch or tone of a word can alter its meaning, and is analytic , forming sentences through the combination of individual words without inflection. These features, common in Kra-Dai languages , also bear similarities to Sino-Tibetan languages like Chinese or Austroasiatic languages like Vietnamese . Lao's mutual intelligibility with Thai and Isan , fellow Southwestern Tai languages, allows for effective intercommunication among their speakers, despite differences in script and regional variations. In Laos, Lao

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384-503: The Sui dynasty and established the Tang dynasty . Qiu He first submitted to Xiao Xian 's empire in 618, then to the Tang emperor in 622, incorporating northern Vietnam into the Tang dynasty. A local ruler of Jiuzhen (today's Thanh Hóa ), Lê Ngọc, stayed loyal to Xiao Xian and fought against the Tang for another three years. In 627, Emperor Taizong launched an administrative reform which reduced

416-629: The Tai languages. The Tai languages form a major division within the Kra-Dai language family , distantly related to other languages of southern China, such as the Hlai and Be languages of Hainan and the Kra and Kam-Sui languages on the Chinese Mainland and in neighbouring regions of northern Vietnam. The ancestors of the Lao people were speakers of Southwestern Tai dialects that migrated from what

448-894: The Tai migrants that followed the Mekong River . As the Southwestern Tai-speaking peoples diverged, following paths down waterways, their dialects began to diverge into the various languages today, such as the Lao-Phuthai languages that developed along the Mekong River and includes Lao and its Isan sub-variety and the Chiang Saen languages which includes the Central Thai dialect that is the basis of Standard Thai. Despite their close relationship, there were several phonological divergences that drifted

480-557: The Tang dynasty was briefly interrupted by the Wu Zhou dynasty which maintained Chinese rule over Vietnam. By late AD 500s, Jiaozhou (northern Vietnam) was ruled autonomously by a regime of localized Chinese Early Lý dynasty . As the Sui dynasty consolidated power in China, Lý Phật Tử acknowledge Sui overlordship in 589. In 602 when Ly Phat Tu openly rebelled, Emperor Wen of Sui deployed General Liu Fang and 27,000 troops, conquering

512-543: The Tang era. Some of Chinese monks came and taught Chinese Buddhism in Annan. Wu Yantong (d. 820), a prominent Chinese monk in northern Vietnam, brought a new sect of Chan Buddhism that survived for about five centuries. Vietnamese women had large roles and status in religious life and society. Buddhist texts were written in Chinese, and recited with Vietnamese pronunciation. Vietnamese temples and monasteries differed with Chinese and other East Asian countries in their role as

544-517: The Tang's official religion was Daoism . At least 6 monks from northern Vietnam traveled to China, Srivijaya , India and Sri Lanka during the Tang period. Very few natives engaged in the Confucian scholarship and civil service examination. In 687, the Li chief Lý Tự Tiên rebelled against Tang authority due to the governor of Annan, Liu Yanyou, doubled the taxes. Liu Yanyou killed Lý but couldn't stop

576-525: The Tang. For the first time since the Han dynasty , Chinese schools were built, and dykes were constructed to protect the capital city of Songping (later Đại La ). The Red River delta was the largest agricultural plain in the empire's south, with roads connecting Champa and Zhenla to the south and the southwest, and sea routes connected to the Indian Ocean . Buddhism flourished in Annan, although

608-513: The United States, France, and Australia, reflecting its global diasporic presence. The Lao language falls within the Lao-Phuthai group of languages, including its closest relatives, Phuthai (BGN/PCGN Phouthai , RTGS Phu Thai ) and Tai Yo . Together with Northwestern Tai—which includes Shan , Ahom and most Dai languages of China, the Chiang Saen languages—which include Standard Thai, Khorat Thai, and Tai Lanna —and Southern Tai form

640-713: The ancient town of Co Loa as the court's capital. The Jinghai Circuit became a de facto independent state, and it could be considered that Vietnamese history came into its own at that point. Revival of direct Tang control over northern Vietnam for two centuries resulted in a hybrid Tang-indigenous culture, political and legal structures. Local sinicized elites used Chinese script, and ordinary people and tribesmen adopted personal names and name styles that corresponded to Vietnamese personal names until now. A large number of Chinese officers and soldiers were sent to northern Vietnam, some of whom married Vietnamese women and settled down. Buddhism thrived in northern Vietnam throughout

672-610: The army in Annan mutinied, took the city of Đại La , and forced the military commissioner Zeng Gun to flee, ending de facto Chinese control in Vietnam. By 880, power was transferred to the local Sino-indigenous elites who governed in the name of Tang. At that point the region was probably still very diverse in terms of ethno-linguistics with a predominance of Kra-Dai and Austroasiatic -speaking peoples, who have since been marginalized by Chinese and Vietnamese histories, as historian and archaeologist John N. Miksic speculates. In 905,

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704-468: The end of the Chinese occupation of Vietnam, the fall of Jiaozhi and turbulence associated with the decline and fall of the Tang dynasty led some of the Tai peoples speaking Southwestern Tai to flee into Southeast Asia, with the small-scale migration mainly taking place between the eighth and twelfth centuries. The Tais split and followed the major river courses, with the ancestral Lao originating in

736-421: The fifth degree and above. Taxation was more moderate than within the empire proper; the harvest tax was one-half the standard rate, an acknowledgement of the political problems inherent in ruling a non-Chinese population. Native girls of Vietnam: Tais, Viets and others were also targeted by the slave traders. The women of Viet tribes were most likely used as everyday household slaves and handmaidens during most of

768-1009: The languages apart with time such as the following examples:     *mlɯn 'slippery'     → {\displaystyle \rightarrow }   ມື່ນ muen /mɯ̄ːn/       → {\displaystyle \rightarrow }   ลื่น luen /lɯ̂ːn/   {} {} ມື່ນ {} ลื่น {} {} muen {} luen *mlɯn → {\displaystyle \rightarrow } /mɯ̄ːn/ → {\displaystyle \rightarrow } /lɯ̂ːn/ 'slippery' {} {} {} {}     *raːk 'to vomit'     → {\displaystyle \rightarrow }   ຮາກ hak /hâːk/       → {\displaystyle \rightarrow }   ราก rak /râːk/ Third Chinese domination of Vietnam The Third Era of Northern Domination refers to

800-899: The north, who proclaimed the title "Emperor of Nanyue", causing another 80,000 deaths. Because of the An Lushan rebellion in 755, the Annan Protectorate's name was briefly changed to Zhennan Protectorate (guarded south). In 767, the northern Vietnam coast was invaded by Shailendra /Javanese army but was driven back by Chinese general Zhang Boyi. In 785, chieftains of the indigenous, Đỗ Anh Hàn and Phùng Hưng , rebelled due to Tang governor Gao Zhengping's doubling of taxes. Tang forces retook Annan in 791. In 803 and 809, Champa raided southern Annan. Troops working on garrison fortifications also revolted. From 803 to 863, local rebels killed or expelled no fewer than six protector-generals of Annan. In 820, Dương Thanh seized Songping and killed

832-769: The number of provinces. In 679, Jiaozhou province was replaced with the Protectorate General to Pacify the South (Annan Duhufu). This administrative unit was used by the Tang to govern non-Chinese populations on the frontiers, similar to the Protectorate General to Pacify the West in Central Asia and the Protectorate General to Pacify the East in northern Korea. Every four years, the "southern selection" would choose aboriginal chiefs to be appointed to fill positions of

864-410: The protectorate general. Dương Thanh was unpopular due to his cruelty and put to death by the locals soon after, however the region continued to experience disorders for the next 16 years. In 854, the new governor of Annan, Li Zhuo, provoked hostiles and conflicts with the mountain tribes by reducing the salt trade and killing powerful chieftains, resulting in the defection of prominent local leaders to

896-537: The rebellion and was killed. Cao Xuanjing marched into Annan, put down the rebellion, and executed the rebel leader Đinh Kiến. In 722, Mai Thúc Loan from Jiude (today Hà Tĩnh Province ) led a large insurrection against Chinese rule. Styling himself "Swarthy Emperor" or "Black Emperor" (Hắc Đẽ), he rallied 400,000 people from 23 counties to join, and also allied with Champa and Chenla , an unknown kingdom named Jinlin ("Gold Neighbor") and other unnamed kingdoms. A Tang army of 100,000 under general Yang Zixu, including

928-516: The region to "The Peaceful Sea Army" ( Jinghai guan ). He rebuilt the citadel Sin Songping, named it Đại La , repaired 5,000 meters of damaged city wall and reconstructed 400,000 bays for its residents. He was well respected even by the later Vietnamese. The Tang continued campaigning against local chieftains in Annan in 874 and 879. In 877, troops deployed from Annan in Guangxi mutined. In 880,

960-480: The region. In 605, Yang Jian pushed further south, invaded the Cham Simhapura kingdom in central Vietnam, briefly set up an administration and divided the country into 3 counties: Tỷ Ảnh, Hải Âm and Tượng Lâm. Liu Fang was nominated as the viceroy of Jiaozhou. He died while returning from Champa to the north and Qiu He (丘和) replaced him to rule the land. However, in 618, Emperor Gaozu of Tang overthrew

992-878: The third period of Chinese rule in Vietnamese history . The era starts from the end of the Early Lý dynasty in 602 to the rise of the local Khúc family and other Viet warlords in the early 10th century, finally ending in 938 after the defeat of the Southern Han armada by the Viet leader Ngô Quyền . This period saw three Chinese imperial dynasties rule over what is today northern Vietnam: Sui , Tang and Wu Zhou . The Sui dynasty ruled northern Vietnam from 602 to 618, and briefly reoccupied central Vietnam in 605. The successive Tang dynasty ruled northern Vietnam from 621 to 690, and again from 705 to 880. Between 690 and 705,

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1024-542: Was much less sinicized than the Khucs revolted and ousted Southern Han. However Duong Dinh Nghe was assassinated in 937 by a leader of a pro-Chinese faction bent on restoring the sinified leadership he had displaced. Ngo Quyen , son-in-law of Duong, quickly overthrew of the revanchist leaders and defeated the meddling Southern Han fleet in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River in late 938. In 939, he claimed himself king (vua), and chose

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