# Anurutha

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{{Infobox monarch
| name =Chao Anurutha<br>{{lang|lo|ເຈົ້າອານຸຣຸດທະ}}
| title          =King of Luang Phrabang
| image          = 
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| succession     = [King of Luang Phrabang](/source/Kingdom_of_Luang_Phrabang)
| reign          =1792 – 1819
| coronation     =
| predecessor    =[Surinyavong II](/source/Surinyavong_II)
| successor      =[Manthaturath](/source/Manthaturath)
| spouse         = 
| issue          =[Manthaturath](/source/Manthaturath)<br>Prince Sutharath<br>Prince Sayarath<br>Prince Ratsaphay (Oun Keo)<br>Prince Xang<br>Princess Pathuma<br>Princess La<br>Princess Vayakha
| full name      = Samdach Brhat Chao Maha Udama Varman Krung Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Udarattanapuri Rama Brahma Chakrapati Mahanayaka Maharajadhana Lanjang Krung Klao Anuradhuratta
| royal house    =
| father         =[Inthasom](/source/Inthasom)
| mother         =Taen Kham
| birth_date     = 1737
| birth_place =
| death_date  =31 December 1819
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|}}
'''Chao Anurutha''' (also spelled '''Anouruttha''' or '''Anurathurat'''; {{langx|lo|ເຈົ້າອານຸຣຸດທະ}}; 1737 – 31 December 1819) was the king of [Luang Phrabang](/source/Kingdom_of_Luang_Phrabang) from 1792 to 1819.<ref name="dictionary">{{cite book|last=Stuart-Fox|first=Martin|title=History Dictionary of Laos|year=2008|edition=3rd|publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc.|isbn=978-0-8108-5624-0|page=11}}</ref>

Anurutha was the fourth son of king [Inthasom](/source/Inthasom). He was appointed the [viceroy](/source/viceroy) (''[oupahat](/source/uparaja)'') of Luang Phrabang in 1768. In 1788, he was taken as hostage to [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok) together with other royalties. He was not allowed to return until 3 February 1792.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} After a four-year [interregnum](/source/interregnum), he was crowned in Luang Phrabang by Siamese in 1792.<ref name="dictionary"/> However, he was accused of in treasonous contact with [Burmese](/source/Burma) by the [Vientiane](/source/Kingdom_of_Vientiane) king [Nanthasen](/source/Nanthasen). [Rama I](/source/Rama_I) permitted Nanthasen to attack Luang Prabang. After the capture of [Luang Phrabang](/source/Luang_Phrabang), Anurutha was detained in Bangkok. After [Chinese](/source/China) intervention, Anurutha was allowed to return to Luang Phrabang in 1796.<ref name="dictionary"/> He died on 31 December 1819.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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{{s-hou|[Luang Phrabang](/source/Kingdom_of_Luang_Phrabang)||1737|31 December|1819}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[King of Luang Phrabang](/source/King_of_Laos)|years=1792–1819}}
{{s-aft|after=[Manthaturath](/source/Manthaturath)}}
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Category:Kings of Luang Phrabang
Category:1737 births
Category:1819 deaths
Category:18th-century Laotian people

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