Man Maw is a village in
Bhamo Township
Bhamo Township ( my, ဗန်းမော်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Bhamo District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Bhamo.
Towns and villages
*Asin
* Aw-ka-tha
* Awngsa
* Bansak
*Bhamo
* Bodewa
* Budaung
...
in
Bhamo District Bhamo District ( my, ဗန်းမော်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma (Myanmar). The capital is the city of Bhamo. The district covers an area of 10,742.9 km2. In 2002, the population of the Bhamo ...
in the
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...
of north-eastern
Burma.
History
Wanmaw (Bhamo) was the name and capital (royal seat) of a relatively major one of the petty
Shan (ethnic
Tai) principalities, ruled by a ''
saopha'' (Burmese: ''sawbwa''; Shan-prince of the highest rank), since that state was founded in 1470 until its annexation in 1772 by the
Ava-based
kingdom of Burma, which had occupied it previously in 1669-1685 and 1767–1770.
Shan (Tai) states
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See also
* List of rulers of Shan states
The Shan State, a state of Myanmar (also known as Burma), was once made up of a large number of traditional monarchies or fiefdoms. These are collectively known as Shan States. Ranks of rulers
Three ranks of chiefs were recognized by the King of B ...
Sources
WorldStatesMen - Burma/Myanmar - Shan&Karen states
(which lists the last rulers)
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Bhamo Township
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