Sip Song Chau Tai

The Sip Song Chau Tai ("Twelve Tai cantons"; Vietnamese: Mười hai xứ Thái; Thai: สิบสองจุไทย or สิบสองเจ้าไท; Lao: ສິບສອງຈຸໄຕ or ສິບສອງເຈົ້າໄຕ; Chinese: 泰族十二州) was a confederation of Tai Dam ("Black Tai"), Tai Dón ("White Tai") and Tai Daeng ("Red Tai") chiefdoms in the mountainous north-west of today's Vietnam, dating back at least to the 17th century.

Sip Song Chau Tai

The Sip Song Chau Tai ("Twelve Tai cantons"; Vietnamese: Mười hai xứ Thái; Thai: สิบสองจุไทย or สิบสองเจ้าไท; Lao: ສິບສອງຈຸໄຕ or ສິບສອງເຈົ້າໄຕ; Chinese: 泰族十二州) was a confederation of Tai Dam ("Black Tai"), Tai Dón ("White Tai") and Tai Daeng ("Red Tai") chiefdoms in the mountainous north-west of today's Vietnam, dating back at least to the 17th century.