French protectorate of Laos
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The French protectorate of Laos was a French protectorate in Southeast Asia of what is today Laos between 1893 and 1953—with a brief interregnum as a Japanese-backed state in 1945—which constituted pa
A French government official and Lao children in Luang Prabang, 1887
A typical example of French colonial architecture (now a health centre) in Luang Prabang
Muang Phuan
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Muang Phuan or Xieng Khouang, also known historically to the Vietnamese as Trấn Ninh, was a historical principality on the Xiang Khouang Plateau, which constitutes the modern territory of Xiangkhouang
Ruins of Wat Phia Wat, Khoune District
Ruins of a stupa, Khoune District
Black Flag soldier, c.1885
Plain of Jars, Hmong girls