Qoraal dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan cutubkan - Intii lagu jiray qeybtii dambe ee qarnigii 19aad, kooxo ka tirsan dagaalyahanada Shiinaha oo loo yaqaan "flag gangs" ayaa baabi'iyay aagag ballaaran oo ku yaal waqooyiga Laos. Dagaalyahanada iyo burcad badeeda, kooxaha calanka ayaa ka cararaya xakameynta kacdoonka Taiping
gudaha Shiinaha. Tonkin (oo hadda ah waqooyiga Vietnam) ayaa markii ugu horreysay la weeraray, markii cutubyo ka tirsan "Calanka Madow" iyo "Calanka Jaalaha ah" ay ka gudbeen xadka Shiinaha iyo Vietnam sanadkii 1865 waxayna saldhigyo ka sameysteen meelaha sare ee Dooxada Wabiga Cas.