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The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang (Pali: Sisattanakhanahut, lâansâang, from Sinitic “vast number of elephants”) was established in 1354 by Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara (otherwise known as Fa Ngum). It is also known as the "Land of A Million Elephants".