A kingdom of this ethnicity was invaded after a neighboring king requested to see a white elephant but instead received a casket of elephant dung. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this ethnicity that comprised Lan Xang, known as the “Land of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol.”
ANSWER: Laotian
[10h] Legend has it that this first king of the Lao people was exiled as a baby after he was born with 33 teeth in his mouth. This king established Lan Xang.
ANSWER: Fa Ngum [accept Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara]
[10m] During his exile, Fa Ngum lived in the court of the ninth Khmer ruler with this name. The second ruler with this name began the flourishing Angkor period of the Khmer.
ANSWER: Jayavarman [accept Jayavarman IX; accept Jayavarman II]
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