Mongsit or Möngsit, also known as Maingseik ( my, မိုင်းစိတ်) was small state of the

Shan States The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called ''muang'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India. The term "Shan States" was firs ...

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 ...

History

The capital and residence of the Myoza was Mongsit town, located in the northern part of the state and with 1,223 inhabitants according to the

1901 Census of India The Census of India prior to independence was conducted periodically from 1865 to 1941. The censuses were primarily concerned with administration and faced numerous problems in their design and conduct ranging from the absence of house numbering ...

. The northern half of Mongsit was irrigated by the

Nam Teng Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River. Course The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlang ...

and the southern by the

Nam Pawn This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Indian Ocean * Nāf River * Kaladan River * Lemro Riv ...

Rulers

The rulers of Mongsit 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, ...

''.

Myozas

*1816 - 18.. .... *18.. - 1857 Sao Haw Pik *1857 - 18.. Hkun Kyaw San *18.. - 1873 Hkun Lu *1873 - 1876 Nang Li (f) *1873 - 1876 Hkam Yi -Regent (1st time) *1876 - 1880 Sao Leng Leong *1880 - 1883 Hkam Yi -Regent (2nd time) *1883 - .... Hkam Pwin (b. 1861 - d. ....)

References

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