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Western Karenni was the collective name for the four
Karenni States The Karenni States, also known as Red Karen States, was the name formerly given to the states inhabited mainly by the Red Karen, in the area of present-day Kayah State, eastern Burma. They were located south of the Federated Shan States and ea ...
located west of the
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Bawlake Bawlakhe ( my, ဘော်လခဲမြို့) is a town in the Kayah State of eastern part of Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British ...
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Nammekon Western Karenni was the collective name for the four Karenni States located west of the Salween River: Bawlake, Nammekon, Naungpale, and Kyebogyi. On 21 June 1875, the government of British India and king Mindon of Burma signed a treaty recognizi ...
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Naungpale Western Karenni was the collective name for the four Karenni States located west of the Salween River: Bawlake, Nammekon, Naungpale, and Kyebogyi. On 21 June 1875, the government of British India and king Mindon of Burma signed a treaty recognizi ...
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Kyebogyi Western Karenni was the collective name for the four Karenni States located west of the Salween River: Bawlake, Nammekon, Naungpale, and Kyebogyi. On 21 June 1875, the government of British India and king Mindon of Burma signed a treaty recognizi ...
. On 21 June 1875, the government of
British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
and king Mindon of
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 ...
signed a treaty recognizing the independence of Western Karenni. On 23 January 1892, Western Karenni was incorporated into
British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
as a protectorate.


History

In 1864 a Karenni prince requested the status of British protectorate for his state, but the British authorities did not show any interest. After the death of this prince in 1869 his two sons renewed the petition claiming that they feared Burmese ambitions on their state. The British refused again, but agreed to arbitrate before the
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. Since the
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insisted in their demands on the Karenni territories, the British granted recognition to four states, Kyebogyi, Namekan (Nammekon), Naungpale and Bawlake, which became independent under British protection on 21 June 1875.Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 36.
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States


Kyebogyi

Kyebogyi had an area of and a population of 9,867 in 1901. The rulers 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

*1845 - 1890 .... *1890 - 27 Jan 1908 Hkun U (b. 18.. - d. 1908) *12 Jun 1908 - 1933 Hkun Sao (b. 1857 - d. 1933) *1933 - 1948 Vacant


Bawlake

Bawlake had an area of and a population of 5,701 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''Myoza'' after 1892.


Rulers

*1810? - 1850? Po Bya Hla *1850? - 1872 La Kye *1872 - 23 Jan 1892 Paban (b. 1857 - d. 1916)


=Myozas

= *23 Jan 1892 - 1916 Paban (s.a.) *1916 - 1948 Hkun Nge (b. 1894 - d. 19..)


Naungpale

Naungpale had an area of and a population of 1,265 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''Myoza'' after 1892.


Rulers

*1845 - 23 Jan 1892 ....


=Myozas

= *23 Jan 1892 - 1897 .... * 8 Jul 1897 - 1916 Hkun Che (b. 1857 - d. 1916) *1916 - 19.. ....


Nammekon

Nammekon had an area of and a population of 2,629 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''Myoza''.


Myozas

*c.1860 - 1892 Po Bya *1892 - 1899 Vacant? *1899 - 1902 Hkun Baw (b. 1870 - d. af.1902) *1903 - 19.. Pra To (b. 1863 - d. 19..)


See also

*
Kantarawadi Kantarawadi ( my, ကန္ဒရဝတီ; th, กันตรวดี), also known as Gantarawadi, was one of the Karenni States in what is today Kayah State in Burma. It was also known as "Eastern Karenni" owing to the location of part of it ...
, also known as "Eastern Karenni".


References

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