Mongpawn (also spelt Möngpawn), also known as Maingpun ( my, မိုင်းပွန်), was a Shan state in what is today

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. The state was part of the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States and was located south of Laihka State in the valley of the

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river.

History

According to tradition a predecessor state in the area was named Rajjavadi. Möngpawn state was founded in 1816 under the overlordship of

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. Historically Mongpawn played an important part before the British

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, at the time of the

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. The ruler of Mongpawn was an active supporter of the

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Prince, Kanaung Mintha, also known as Prince Limbin, was a son of King

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. Traditionally about two thirds of the population in the state belonged to the Shan and about one third to the

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groups, the former living in the valley and the latter on the hilly areas.

Rulers

The rulers of Mongpawn bore the title of ''

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, ...

'' and from 1887, ''

Saopha Chao-Pha (; Ahom language, Tai Ahom: 𑜋𑜧𑜨 𑜇𑜡, th, เจ้าฟ้า}, shn, ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ, translit=Jao3 Fa5 Jao3 Fa5, my, စော်ဘွား ''Sawbwa,'' ) was a royal title used by the hereditary rulers of the T ...

''.

Myozas

*1816–1860: Hkun Lek (d. 1860) *1860–1882: Hkun Ti (1847–1928)

Saophas

*1882–1928: Hkun Ti (s.a.) *1928 – 19 Jul 1947: Sao Sam Htun (b. 1907–d. 1947) *20 July 1947 – 1958: Sao Hso Hom (b. 1936)

References

External links

* * Shan States {{ShanState-geo-stub