Maw ( my, Baw), was a
Shan state in what is today
Burma
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. It was the northernmost and the second largest of the states of the
Myelat
Myelat ( my, မြေလတ်) is a historical region of the southwestern Shan State of Myanmar. Originally this region included some of the smaller states typically ruled by " Myosas" (chief of town) or " Ngwegunhmus" (silver revenue chief), ...
region at the western end of the Shan States.
The capital of the state and residence of the ''Ngwegunhmu'' was
Myogyi, located on the western slopes of the westernmost range of the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
. Maw included the valley of the
Zawgyi River
Zawgyi River ( my, ဇော်ဂျီမြစ်) is a river of eastern Burma (Myanmar). It flows through the foothills of the Shan Mountain range in Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင ...
and the Myelat plateau to the south. Its population was mostly
Danu, but there were also
Pa-O
, native_name_lang = my
, image = Pa O Tribe Kalaw Shan Myanmar.jpg
, caption = A Pa'O woman near Kalaw, southern Shan State
, population = 1,400,000 (2014 est.)
, popplace = Myanmar, Thailand
, rels ...
,
Shan and
Palaung people
The Palaung ( my, ပလောင် လူမျိုး ; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang are a Mon–Khmer ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. I ...
in the area.
History
Maw was a tributary state to the
King of Burma. In 1886 the ruler of Maw took part in the confederation against
British rule in Burma
( Burmese)
, conventional_long_name = Colony of Burma
, common_name = Burma
, era = Colonial era
, event_start = First Anglo-Burmese War
, year_start = 1824
, date_start = ...
, but he submitted quickly after British victory. Thus his possession of the territory was acknowledged by the colonial authorities in 1887.
Maw State merged with
Hsamönghkam State in 1934.
Rulers
The rulers bore the title ''
Ngwegunhmu'' (silver revenue chief) until 1907.
Shan and Karenni States of Burma
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Ngwegunhmus
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*.... - .... Thudewa
*.... - .... .... 2 rulers*.... - .... Maung Chwin
*17.. - 1873 Maung Kya O
*1873 - .... Maung Yit -Regent
*1873 - 1907 Maung Nyo Hlaing (b. 1860 - d. 1921)
*.... - 1882 Maung On Gaing -Regent
Myosas
*1907 - 1921 Maung Nyo Hlaing (s.a.)
*1921 - 19.. Maung Thu Daw
References
External links
"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Shan States
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