Ngao of Vientiane

Chao Raxavong Ngao (also spelled Ngau or Ngaow, Thai: เจ้าราชวงศ์ (เหง้า), born 1802) was a Laotian prince.

In 1826, he was ordered to commanded a Lao menial labor corps to dig canals and fell trees.

His army marched further to Saraburi to repatriate the Lao families who had been forcibly relocated there fifty years before.

[1] However, Siam quickly organized a massive counterstrike, Ngao had to withdraw to Nong Bua Lamphu.

[1] His end was unknown; various tales of lore by Lao, Siamese and French sources claimed that he survived for many years, raised a family and left descendants.