Ong Keo
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Ong Keo led the Khom
to fight the French
and Lao
from 1901 to 1937. He was an Alak, born in Ban Paktai.
His father was a village chief. Ong Keo moved rapidly up the leadership ladder because of his charisma and intelligence, and because he was fluent in Lao
and Pali
. He performed religious ceremonies on Mount Tayun, which was close to his home village. He advocated that the foreigners be thrown out. His followers grew quickly and soon they began calling him Phu Mi Boun ("The Holy Mam") and then Pha Ong Keo ("The Saint who possess the miraculous stone").
He launched his rebellion in Thateng (now Sekong Province
) in response to the destruction of the temple of Ban Nong Mek. This rebellion lasted six years before a truce could made. Phu Mi Boun never truly surrendered, but he was forced to stop the uprising based on bad conditions of his troops. He encouraged disciples such as Ong Kommandam
to carry on his struggle. The Commisionioner Saravance, Dauplay, angered at Phu Mi Boun's activities, summoned him to a meeter, and shot him with a gun.
KHOM
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to fight the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Lao
Lao people
The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...
from 1901 to 1937. He was an Alak, born in Ban Paktai.
His father was a village chief. Ong Keo moved rapidly up the leadership ladder because of his charisma and intelligence, and because he was fluent in Lao
Lao language
Lao or Laotian is a tonal language of the Tai–Kadai language family. It is the official language of Laos, and also spoken in the northeast of Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Being the primary language of the Lao people, Lao is also an important second language for...
and Pali
Pali language
Pāli is a Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is best known as the language of many of the earliest extant Buddhist scriptures, as collected in the Pāi Canon or Tipitaka, and as the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.-Etymology of the name:The word Pali itself...
. He performed religious ceremonies on Mount Tayun, which was close to his home village. He advocated that the foreigners be thrown out. His followers grew quickly and soon they began calling him Phu Mi Boun ("The Holy Mam") and then Pha Ong Keo ("The Saint who possess the miraculous stone").
He launched his rebellion in Thateng (now Sekong Province
Xekong Province
Sekong is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country.-Geography:Sekong was created in 1984, when it was split off from Salavan Province. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Attapeu Province to the south, Salavanh Province to the north, and Champasak Province to the west...
) in response to the destruction of the temple of Ban Nong Mek. This rebellion lasted six years before a truce could made. Phu Mi Boun never truly surrendered, but he was forced to stop the uprising based on bad conditions of his troops. He encouraged disciples such as Ong Kommandam
Ong Kommandam
Ong Kommandam was the right hand man of Ong Keo. He quickly picked up the struggle for independence with far greater success because he was able to unite the highland minorities of Southern Laos. In 1910, he was shot by French Résident Supérieur of Salavan, Jacques Dauplay, who had supposedly...
to carry on his struggle. The Commisionioner Saravance, Dauplay, angered at Phu Mi Boun's activities, summoned him to a meeter, and shot him with a gun.