Fa Ngum

Fa Ngum
ພຣະເຈົ້າຟ້າງຸ້ມ ມຫາຣາຊ
King of Lan Xang
ພຣະມຫາກສັຕຣຍ໌ ແຫ່ງ ລ້ານຊ້າງ
Reign1353–1372
Coronation1353
SuccessorSamsenethai
Born1316
Muang Sua, Lan Xang
Died1393 (aged 77)
Muang Nan, Nan
SpouseQueen Keo Kang Ya (Khmer)
Queen Keo Lot Fa (Ayutthaya)
IssuePrince Oun Heuan
Prince Kham Kong
Princess Keo Ketkasi
Regnal name
Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara (Lao: ສົມເດັຈພຣະຍາ ຟ້າ ລ້າທໍຣນີ ສຣີສັຕຕນາຄນາຫຸຕ ມຫາຣາຊ)
DynastyKhun Lo
FatherKhun Phi Fa
ReligionTherevada Buddhism
Animism

Fa Ngum (Lao: ຟ້າງູ່ມ [fâː ŋūːm]; 1316 – 1393), also called Somdech Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja (Lao: ສົມເດັຈ ພຣະຍາ ຟ້າ ລ້າທໍຣນີ ສຣີສັຕຕນາ ຄນາຫຸຕ ມຫາຣາຊ), was the founder of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1353.