Mongyang or Möngyang ( my, မိုးညှင်း, translit=Mohnyin; also known as Mong Yang)(Thai:เมืองยาง) was a
Shan state in what is today
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 ...
. It was an outlying territory, located away from the main
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ...
area in present-day
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...
. The state existed before 1400 and after 1604. The main town was
Mohnyin
Mohnyin ( my, မိုးညှင်း, ; Shan:မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290.
History ...
(Mong Yang).
History
Möngyang (Mong Yang) was a
Shan state established at an uncertain date before the 15th century with the town of Mohnyin as its capital. In 1527 Mongyang armies succeeded in capturing
Ava, upsetting the delicate power balance that had existed in the area for nearly two centuries.
A record of the conquest of Mongyang in 1557 is mentioned in a bell inscription relating the conquests of King
Bayinnaung
, image = File:Bayinnaung.JPG
, caption = Statue of Bayinnaung in front of the National Museum of Myanmar
, reign = 30 April 1550 – 10 October 1581
, coronation = 11 January 1551 at Tou ...
.
Occupied by the
Taungoo Dynasty
, conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty
, common_name = Taungoo dynasty
, era =
, status = Empire
, event_start = Independence from Ava
, year_start ...
of Burma between 1579 and 1584, the state was extinguished in 1604.
Shan (Tai) states
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Rulers
Saophas
* 60?–6?? Hkun Hpa (2nd son of Hkun Lu)
* 940–964 Sao Kyan Hpa
* 1451–1486 Hso Bok Hpa
* 2 April 1486–1533 Hso Hkern Hpa
* 1533–1567 Sao Möng Hkam
* 1567–1603 Sao Pha Hkam
* 1603–1629 Sao Phoo Sing
* 1629–1652 Sing Ngok Hpa
* 1652–1674 Sao Ngum Möng
* 1674–1697 Tue Kyoum Hpa
* 1697–1713 Hso Oum Hpa
* 1713–1733 Hso Hkam Hpa
* 1733–1753 Hso Hkab Hpa
* 1753–1773 Phoo Hkoo Hpa
* 1773–1793 Sao Kyam Hkam
* 1793–1805 Sao Pan Hkam
* 1805–1816 Sao Lai Hkam
* 1816–1833 Sao Haw Lik
* 1833–1845 Sao Pan Serk
* 1845–1876 Sao Sang Hpa
* 1876–1924 Sao Hla Hkam (last saopha)
Myowuns
Under the Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty ( my, ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်, ), also known as Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) and formerly known as the Alompra dynasty (အလောင်းဘ ...
the area of the former state was administered by a Viceroy
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning " ...
called a ''Myowun'', who was appointed by the king and possessed civil, judicial, fiscal and military powers.
* 1853–18?? Nemyo Minhtin Themanta Yaza (Six Myowuns – Mohnyin, Kawng Ton, Shwegu, Moe Ta, Yin khia, Kat )
Popular culture
Mong Yang is a playable nation in ''Europa Universalis IV
''Europa Universalis IV'' is a 2013 grand strategy video game in the '' Europa Universalis'' series, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to '' Europa Universalis III'' (2007). The game was ...
''.
References
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External links
"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"
Shan States
Kachin State
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