Mongnawng State

Mongnawng (Möngnawng)
State of the Shan States
1851–1959

Mongnawng State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map
Area 
• 1901
4,079 km2 (1,575 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
39,102
History 
• Independence from Hsenwi State
1851
• Abdication of the last Myoza
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hsenwi State
Shan State

Mongnawng (also known as Möngnawng or Maingnaung) was a large Shan state in what is today Burma.

Mongnawng was bound by Kengtung State in the east. The Nam Pang, an important river, crossed the state from north to south. Its capital was Mong Nawng.[1]

History

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Mongnawng became independent from Hsenwi in 1851 under the rulership of the myoza Heng Awn. It was a tributary of the Burmese Kingdom until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty.[2]

Rulers

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The rulers of Mongnawng bore the title of Myoza.[3]

Myozas

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  • 1851 - 1866 Heng Awn (d. 1866)
  • 1866 - 1868 Hkun Hkang (d. 1868)
  • 1868 - 9 Aug 1906 Hkun Tun (b. 1858 - d. 1906)
  • 9 Aug 1906 - 19.. Hkun Long (b. 1851 - d. 19..)

References

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  1. ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 408.
  3. ^ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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