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The "Kingdom of the Sedang," 1888
On June 3, 1888, at the village of Kon Gung north of Kon Tum, chiefs of the Bahnar, the Rengao and the Sedang proclaimed a Frenchman their king. The Kingdom of the Sedang lasted about two years, issued stamps and orders of chivalry, and is usually told as a comic episode. It is worth telling from our side, because it was the first time highland...
The smaller peoples of the highlands
Beyond the large peoples — Rhade, Jarai, Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Koho — the highlands are home to many smaller peoples, some of only a few tens of thousands, whose names rarely appear in the record. This page gathers what the sources say about ten of them, so that each at least has a place in our library.
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