Topic summary
Karenni State
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kayah State.
19th century and British rule
The British government recognised and guaranteed the independence of the Karenni States in an 1875 treaty June 21st with a Burmese King Mindon Min, by which both parties recognised the area as belonging neither to Konbaung Burma nor to Great Britain. Consequently, the Karenni States were never fully incorporated into British Burma. The Karenni States were recognised as tributary to British Burma in 1892, when their rulers agreed to accept a stipend from the British government. In the 1930s, the Mawchi Mine in Bawlake was the most important source of tungsten in the world.