้history
French laos
in the late 19th century , luangprabang was ransacked ransacked by the chinese black flag army. France rescued King oun Kham and added luangprabang to the Protectorate'of French indochina. shortly after,the kingdom of champasak and the territory of vientiane were also added to the protectorate. King sisavangvong of luangprabang became ruler of a unified laos and vientiane once again became the capital. laos never had any importance for France other than as a buffer state between british-influenced thailand and the more economically important annam and tonkin.
vientiane