Kengtung (Shan: ဝဵင်းၵဵင်းတုင် [weŋ˥ keŋ˥ tuŋ˨˦], Thai: เชียงตุง), also spelt Kyaingtong (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့; MLCTS: kyuing: tum mrui.; [tɕáɪɰ̃ tòʊɰ̃...
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Kengtung (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံ; Shan: ၵဵင်းတုင် Chiang Tung; Northern Thai: ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᨲᩩᨦ), known as Menggen Prefecture (Chinese: 孟艮府) or Möng Khün Chiefdom or...
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Kengtung Palace, also known as the Kengtung Haw (Shan: ႁေႃလူင်ၵဵင်းတုင်) or Kyaingtong Haw (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံဟော်), was the former residence of the...
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Invasions of Kengtung or Kengtung Wars were military expeditions of the Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom against the Tai Khün State of Kengtung, which had been...
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Kengtung Airport is an airport in Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (IATA: KET, ICAO: VYKG). v t e...
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Kengtung District (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံခရိုင်; also spelled Kengtong) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of three towns and 1449 villages...
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is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi is 150.7 km northeast of the nation's...
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Saharat Thai Doem (category Kengtung State)
to the 22nd parallel north and gained a border with China. Chiang Tung (Kengtung) was the administrative headquarters of the province. After the Phibun...
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Sino-Burmese War (redirect from Siege of Kengtung (1765-1766))
Mogaung and Bhamo in present-day Kachin State to Hsenwi State (Theinni) and Kengtung State (Kyaingtong) in present-day Shan State to Sipsongpanna (Kyaingyun)...
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ไทเขิน [tʰaj kʰɤ̌ːn]), also known as Kengtung tai, Kengtung Shan, is the language of the Tai Khün people of Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken...
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Kengtung Yazawin (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံ ရာဇဝင်, lit. 'Chronicle of Kengtung') is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that covers the history of the Shan state...
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Sao Nang Sukantha of Kengtung, later known as Sukantha na Chiengmai (Thai: สุคันธา ณ เชียงใหม่; RTGS: Sukhantha Na Chiangmai; 1912 – 15 January 2003),...
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Kingdom of Chiang Mai (section Kengtung expeditions)
capture Mong Hsat and Chom Hong. Thammalangka then proceeded to capture Kengtung or Chiang Tung, which had been under Burmese suzerainty, in 1802. These...
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of Kengtung, Myanmar, from 1997 to 2001. He then served as bishop of the Kengtung Diocese from 2001 until his death in 2020. "Diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar"...
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in Kengtung state, with other groups such as Akha and Lahu forming sizable communities. The Wa now form a minority of only about 10% in Kengtung District...
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Kengtung Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၵဵင်းတုင်, Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled Kyaingtong, Kengtong, Thai: เมืองเชียงตุง or Mueang Chiang Tung)...
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and Kengtung. By road Tachileik is connected to Kengtung, which lies 106 km (66 miles) to the north, by the Asian Highway route AH2, and via Kengtung west...
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sites in Mon State, Pindaya, Bago and Hpa-An; nature trails in Inle Lake, Kengtung, Putao, Pyin Oo Lwin; ancient cities such as Bagan and Mrauk-U; as well...
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Phrae — which was under vassalhood of Sukhothai— and Phayao and Nan), Kengtung, Mong Nai, and Chiang Hung (modern Jinghong in Yunnan). He also reduced...
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arose in Sipsongpanna, with one faction backed by Kengtung and one by Chiang Mai. Despite the Kengtung faction's victory, conflict started with that state...
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(Concurrent with AH1 from Chai Nat — Tak) National Highway 4: Tachilek — Kengtung — Meiktila Yangon–Mandalay Expressway: Meiktila — Mandalay National Highway...
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about 390,000 people. Other major cities include Thibaw (Hsipaw), Lashio, Kengtung and Tachileik. The Shan use the endonym Tai (တႆး) in reference to themselves...
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(1278–1302) Burma Kengtung (complete list) – Mang Kun, Saopha (mid-13th century) Mang Kyin, Saopha (1267–1273) Marquess of Kengtung, Saopha (1273–1284)...
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Dec 1942–1945 Phin Choonhavan (b. 1891 - d. 1973) (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation...
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Airlines Bagan, Heho, Kengtung, Myitkyina, Tachilek, Thandwe, Yangon Mingalar Aviation Services Bagan, Bhamo, Heho, Kalemyo, Kengtung, Khamti, Myitkyina...
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died by suicide on 1 April 2011. Young was born on 28 October 1934 in Kengtung in British-ruled Burma, into the third generation of a Baptist missionary...
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Hsat, Phraya Thammalangka decided to proceed his campaign to Chiangtung (Kengtung), which had been under Burmese domination. Chiangtung was the former territories...
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the Royal Thai Air Force, engaged the retreating Chinese 93rd Division. Kengtung, the main objective, was captured on 27 May. On 12 July, General Phin Choonhavan...
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the Thai border town of Mae Sai and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-east of Kengtung, Myanmar. Although Mong La is in Myanmar, its electricity, telecommunications...
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Army (IJA) by moving the troops of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) to capture Kengtung to be the defense of Burma, which was a territory controlled by the British...
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