Kenghkam or Keng Hkam (also known as Kyaingkan) was a
Shan state in what is today
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The capital was the town of Keng Hkam, located by the
Nam Pang River
The Nam Pang River, also known as Pang River, is a major river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is the largest tributary of the Salween River.
Course
Its source is in the hills northeast of Pangkyehtu and it flows by the town of Kunhing.
The Nam ...
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History
Kenghkam was initially a tributary of the Konbaung dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty ( my, ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်, ), also known as Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) and formerly known as the Alompra dynasty (အလောင်းဘ ...
. It was founded in 1811 and was located north of the sub-state of Kengtawng
Keng Tawng ( Shan: ; my, ကျိုင်းတောင်းမြို့; also spelled Kyaingtaung) is a river town in Mong Nai Township in the Shan State of Burma. The area of the town is watered by the Nam Teng River.
History
Prior to ...
. The state was occupied by Mongnai State
Mongnai, also known as Möngnai, Mone, Mōng Nai or Monē, was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Mongnai town.
History
Möngnai state was founded before 1800. ...
from 1870 to 1874 and again from 1878 to 1882, when it was annexed directly.
Rulers
The rulers of the state bore the title Myoza
Myoza or Myosa ( my, မြို့စား}) is a high-ranking royal title and position for Burmese royalty and nobility.
History
The monarch had all the power to control everything in the kingdom. Below the monarch rank, minor queens, princes, ...
.
See also
*Tip Htila
Sao Nang Tip Htila ( my, စဝ်နန်းတစ်ထီလာ; 1871 — ?) was a Saopha of Kenghkam State. She was the only female Saopha in Burmese history. She married Hkun Un, Saopha of Kenghkam and became the Mahadevi of Kenghkam. Af ...
References
Shan States
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