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    boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. The Shan people (Short name or simple name in Shan: တႆး, pronounced [taj˥], Real name တႆးလူင်, IPA taj˥...
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    Shan State (Shan: မိူင်းတႆး, Möng Tai; Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]) is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the...
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    other symbols instead of Burmese script. Shan is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken in...
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  • form of Shannen/Shannon Shan people, Southeast Asian ethnic group inhabiting Myanmar Shan language Dai people, also known as Shan, ethnic group in China...
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    The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called muang whose rulers bore the title saopha in British Burma. They were analogous to the...
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  • The Shan Horse or Shan Myinn is a breed of small mountain horse or pony from the Shan Highland, in Shan State in eastern Myanmar (Burma). It was traditionally...
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    Vivian Huang Shan-shan (Chinese: 黃珊珊; born 18 October 1969) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer, currently affiliated with the Taiwan People's Party. Huang...
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    majority of the Shan people, green represents the rich agricultural land in Shan State, red represents the bravery of the Shan people and the white circle...
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    The Dai people (Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး; Tai Lü: ᨴᩱ/ᨴᩱ᩠ᨿ; Lao: ໄຕ; Thai: ไท; Shan: တႆး, [tai˥˩]; Tai Nüa: ᥖᥭᥰ, [tai˥]; Chinese: 傣族; pinyin: Dǎizú) are several...
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    trained thousands of local Shan people to join their ranks. Although their initial purpose was to fight for autonomy in Shan State, their battle had extended...
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    The Shan State Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော် - မြောက်ပိုင်း; abbreviated SSA or SSPP/SSA), also known as Shan State Army – North (SSA-N) or Shan State...
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  • Huang Shan Shan may refer to: Huang Shanshan (黄珊汕; born 1986), Chinese trampoline gymnast Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊; born 1969), Taiwanese politician and lawyer...
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    groups. Both schemes treat the Shan people who live in the same or contiguous areas as ethnically distinct. Jingpo people have frequently defied the Western...
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    people whom he spoke were Tai Noi (ไทน้อย), which were different from Shan people (or Tai Yai), who lived on the mountainous area of what is now Shan...
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    Tagh (Barkol Shan), Bei Shan, Bogda Shan, Borohoro Shan, Irenchabirga, Qarliq Tagh (Qarlik Shan, Karkik Tagh, Karlik Shan, Harlik Shan), Kyrgyz Ala-Too...
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    Shan script is a Brahmic abugida, used for writing the Shan language, which was derived from the Burmese script. Due to its recent reforms, the Shan alphabet...
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    Thais, Cambodians, Singaporeans, Malaysians, and Indonesians. Chao Shan people are mainly spread over Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Hainan;...
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    Khun Sa (category Burmese Shan people)
    Hpeung village, in the Loi Maw ward of Mongyai, Northern Shan State, Burma. Before he assumed the Shan name "Khun Sa" in 1976, he was known primarily by his...
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  • of the Shan people varies across locales. Generally speaking, Shan men wear baggy khaki trousers similar to fisherman pants, and a headwrap. Shan women...
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  • Shan Lloyd (née Shan Davies; 1 July 1953 – 13 December 2008) was a British journalist, writer and reporter. She was the fifth wife and widow of actor Hugh...
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    Hso Khan Pha (category Burmese Shan people)
    with exiled Prince Shwebomin of Burma to promote the protection of the Shan People's religious, traditional, culture, and indigenous land rights in Burma...
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    Shan Masood Khan (Urdu: شان مسعود; born 14 October 1989), also spelled as Shaan Masood, is a Kuwaiti-born international cricketer who plays for Pakistan...
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    ethnic groups being Dai, Thai, Isan, Tai Yai (Shan), Lao, Tai Ahom, Tai Kassay and some Northern Thai peoples. The Tai are scattered through much of South...
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    Liu Shan (pronunciation, 207–271), courtesy name Gongsi, was the second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. As he...
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  • Look up 馬鞍山 or 马鞍山 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ma On Shan may refer to: Ma On Shan (peak) (simplified Chinese: 马鞍山; traditional Chinese: 馬鞍山; lit...
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    Myanmar conflict (category Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Asia)
    markets, livelihoods, services and medical care. The Shan people are the largest ethnic group in Shan State and the second largest in Myanmar. They were...
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    adopted the shape of Hong Shan in red as its logo. As the rocks of the mountain reflect a bright red color, people call it Hong Shan ("Red Mountain" in Chinese)...
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    The Shan Hills (Burmese: ရှမ်းရိုးမ; Shan Yoma), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand...
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    are assuaged and her parents bless their marriage. In a tale from the Shan people translated as The Silver Oyster, a king has many wives, but no child...
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    speakers of varieties of Shan languages. For instance, the Tai Lue and Tai Nuea peoples are actually subgroups of the Shan people. Despite this, speakers...
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