Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk () was a Shan state in what is today

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

. It was located north of Myelat and belonged to the Central Division of the Southern

Shan States The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan people, Shan kingdoms called ''mueang, möng'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' (''sawbwa''). In British rule in Burma, British Burma, they were analogous to the princely states of Britis ...

. Its capital was Lawksawk town. The state included 397 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also Danu,

Pa-O The Pa'O (; , , or ; ; Eastern Poe Karen: တံင်သူ; ; also spelt Pa-O or Paoh) are an ethnic minority living in Myanmar, with a population of roughly 1,200,000 accounting for approximately 2.1% of the total population in Myanmar. Oth ...

and

Palaung people The Palaung ( ; , also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang (တ‌အာင်း) are one of the ancient Austroasiatic ethnic groups found in Shan State of Myanmar (Burma), Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. In China, they are re ...

in the area.Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 157.
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History

Lawksawk State was founded in 1630. According to tradition a predecessor state named Rathawadi had existed previously in the area. Between 1881 and 1886 the state was attacked and occupied by

Yawnghwe Yawnghwe (), known as Nyaungshwe () in Burmese, was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. It was one of the most important of the Southern Shan States. Yawnghwe state included the Inle Lake. The administrative capital was Taunggyi, located ...

. Lawksawk included the substate of Mongping (Möngping), located in the southeastern part and separated from Lawksawk State proper by the Nam Et River.

Rulers (title Saopha)

Ritual style ''Kambawsa Rahta Maha Thiriwuntha Thudama''. Saophas : * 1450 - 1475 Hkun Tai Phong * 1475 - 1497 Hkun Tai Hkom * 1497 - 1507 Hkun Hta Hkar * 1507 - 1524 Hso Kyeng Hpa * 1524 - 1536 Hso Kyaw Hpa * 1536 - 1546 Hso Kaan Hpa * 1546 - 1555 Hso Khaing Hpa * 1555 - 1566 Hso Hom Hpa * 1566 - 1580 Hso Won Hpa * 1580 - 1610 Hso Hon Hpa * 1610 - 1630 Hso Haw Hpa * 1630 - 1660 Hso Kyen Hpa * 1660 - 1675 Hso Waing Hpa from

Hsipaw state Hsipaw (; , Thibaw), also known as Ông Pawng (; ) after an old capital, was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States. History A pred ...

* 1675 - 1680 Vacant * 1680 - 1707 Sao Fai Hkam * 1707 - 1729 Hkun Hkam Kyaw * 1729 - 1753 Hkun Hkam Hta * 1753 - July 1760 Hta Pan Möng * 1760 - 1763 Sao Möng Ai * 1763 - July 1790 Sao Hkam Yi * 1790 - 1791 Vacant * 1791 - 1792 Sao Möng Kywet * 1792 - 1811 Hkun Sam Lik * 1811 - 1812 Vacant * May 1812 - 1813 Sao Oun Kyaing -Regent * 1813 - 1850 Hkun Hkam Aye * 1850 - Dec 1854 Vacant * 1854 - 1856 Hkun Long Hpa (d. 1856) from Laihka * Dec 1856 - 1881 Hso Waing Hpa (1st time) * 1881 - 1886 Sao Sai Pin * 1886 - Jan 1887 Hso Waing Hpa (2nd time) * Jan 1887 - Oct 1887 Ai Lao Hkam from Bo Saing -Regent * 9 Oct 1887 - 1900 Hkun Noum (b. 18.. - d. 1900) * 1900 - 1946 Sao Hkun Serk (b. 1863 - d. 1946) * 1946 - 1958 Sao Hkun Sa (b. 1895)

References

External links

"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Shan States 1630 establishments in Asia {{ShanState-geo-stub ca:Lawksawk