Kyawkku (Myinkyado) is a town in
Shan State,
Myanmar
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 C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is part of
Lawksawk Township of
Taunggyi District.
History
This village was the capital of
Kyawkku State
Kyawkku (also known as Kyawkku Hsiwan or Kyakku) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. Its capital was the village of Kyawkku (Myinkyado) which had 344 inhabitants in 1901. History
Kyawkku was founded around 1600 CE. It w ...
, one of the
Shan States, until 1922.
References
Populated places in Shan State
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