Nzvimbo iyi yakapindirwa neAnnamites, Cham, Khmer, uye Thai munguva yayo yekutanga nhoroondo, asi hapana humambo hwakambouya munzvimbo iyi pasi pehutongi hwepakati. Kubva muzana ramakore rechi13 kana kutanga kusvika muzana ramakore rechi19, misha yematunhu akakwirira yaigara ichipambwa nevatengesi vevaranda veKhmer, Lao, uye Thai. Nzvimbo iyi yakundwa nevatongi vemuLaotian vemuno muzana ramakore rechi18 uye ndokuzobatanidzwa neThai muzana ramakore rechi19. Nzvimbo iyi yakapinda muFrench Indochina muna 1893, uye kutonga kwevaranda kwakatsiva.
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