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Setthathirath

1534 - 1571

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Setthathirath (Lao: ເສດຖາທິຣາດ; 24 January 1534 – 1571) or Xaysettha (Lao: ໄຊເສດຖາ; Thai: ไชยเชษฐาธิราช, RTGS: Chaiyachetthathirat, Burmese: ဇယဇေဋ္ဌာဓိရာဇ် Jayajyeṣṭhādhirāja) is considered one of the great leaders in Lao history. Throughout the 1560s until his death, he successfully defended his kingdom of Lan Xang against military campaigns of Burmese conqueror Bayinnaung, who had already subdued Xieng Mai (Chiang Mai) in 1558 and Ayutthaya in 1564. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Setthathirath has received more than 82,643 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Setthathirath is the 11,914th most popular politician (up from 11,982nd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Laos and the 14th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Setthathirath ranks 11,914 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Mochihito, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Friedrich Akel, Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg, Prince Arnulf of Bavaria, and Rachid Sfar. After him are Nereu Ramos, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, Pascual Orozco, Lee Beom-seok, Richard von Kühlmann, and Pieter van Vollenhoven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1534, Setthathirath ranks 14. Before him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Guru Ram Das, Lautaro, Abtai Sain Khan, Giovanni de' Bardi, and Hans Bol. After him are Robert Garnier, Zacharias Ursinus, Fernando de Herrera, Volcher Coiter, and Dirck Barendsz. Among people deceased in 1571, Setthathirath ranks 15. Before him are Hōjō Ujiyasu, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Marfa Sobakina, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and Giovanni Animuccia. After him are Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, Pierre Viret, and Jan Blahoslav.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Setthathirath ranks 15 out of 22. Before him are Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890). After him are Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), Phoumi Vongvichit (1909), Vang Pao (1929), Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), Pany Yathotou (1951), and Ki Daophet Niuhuang (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Setthathirath ranks 14. Before him are Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890). After him are Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), Phoumi Vongvichit (1909), Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), and Pany Yathotou (1951).

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