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Laihka State ( shn, လၢႆးၶႃႈ), also spelt Legya or Lecha ( my, လဲချား), was a state in the central division of the Southern

Shan States The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called '' muang'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India. The term "Shan States" was fi ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, with an area of . The general character of the state was hilly and broken, with a mean altitude of a little under . The main rivers were the

Nam Teng Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River. Course The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnl ...

, an important tributary of the Salween, and the Nam Pawn. Laihka, located in the

plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

of the Nam Teng, was the capital where the

saopha Chao-Pha (; Tai Ahom: 𑜋𑜧𑜨 𑜇𑜡, th, เจ้าฟ้า}, shn, ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ, translit=Jao3 Fa5 Jao3 Fa5, my, စော်ဘွား ''Sawbwa,'' ) was a royal title used by the hereditary rulers of the Tai peoples of ...

had his palace ''(haw)''. The town of Panglong, where the Panglong Agreement took place, is located close to Laihka.

History

Traditional legends talk about a predecessor kingdom in the area named Hansavadi. Laihka State was founded in 1505 as a state subordinated to

Hsenwi State Hsenwi ( shn, သဵၼ်ႈဝီ; tdd, ᥔᥦᥢᥲ ᥝᥤᥴ), also known as Theinni ( my, သိန္နီ), was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma. The capital was Hsenwi town. History Most Tai Yai chroni ...

. On the downfall of

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant, queen, which title is also given to the queen consort, consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contempora ...

Thibaw civil war broke out, and reduced the population to a few hundred. In 1901 it had risen again to 25,811. About seven-ninths of the land under cultivation consisted of wet

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

cultivation. A certain amount of upland rice was also cultivated, and

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk ...

and

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produce made up the rest. Laihka, the capital, was noted for its

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...

work, both the iron and the implements made being produced at Pang Long in the west of the state. This and

lacquerware Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Befor ...

were the chief exports, as also a considerable amount of

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

. The imports were chiefly cotton piece-goods and

salt Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quant ...

Rulers

The rulers bore the title Myosa until mid nineteenth century.Shan and Karenni States of Burma
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Myosas

*1734 - 1794 Khun Lek *1794 - 1803 Law Na *1803 - 1807 La Hkam *1807 - 18.. Hkun Lek

Saophas

The ritual style was ''Kambawsa Rahta Mahawunths Thiri Thudamaraza''. The saopha start at 1505 the first Sao Khrua Hpa and in 1542 the linege of him is vacant Sao Hkun Möng the saopha of Hsipaw send his son Hkun Naw to be the saopha here Saophas: * 1505–1542 Sao Khrua Hpa * 1542–1579 Hso Naw Hpa * 1579–1609 Hso Kloung Hpa * 1609–1628 Hso Hon Hpa * 1628–1650 Hso Sieng Hpa * 1650–1670 Sao San Hpa * 1670–1687 Ngok Shin Hpa * 1687–1702 Pong Awk Phyu * 1702–1715 Sao Hkam Pan * 1715–1745 Sao Perng Long * 1745–1771 Sao Tern Möng * 1771–1794 Sao Sai Hkam * 1794–1803 Hkun Law Hpa * 1803–1807 Sao Hla Hkam * 1807–1854 Hkun Lek Hpa * 1854–1856 Hkun Aung Hkam (Shwe Taung Kyaw) * 1856–1860 Hkun Long Kyit Hpa * 1860–1862 Sao Hkam Möng (1st time) * 1862–1866 Hkun Hkwang Hpa * 1866–1868 Sao Nang Kyam Faung .... (female) * 1868–1879 Sao Hkam Möng (2nd time) * 1879–1882 Vacant * 1882–1928 Hkun Lai * 1928–1952 Sao Num

References

External links

"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"
Shan States 1505 establishments in Asia {{Burma-geo-stub