Pangtara ( my, Pindaya, script=Latn) was a
Shan state in what is today the
Pindaya Township Pindaya Township ( my, ပင်းတယမြို့နယ်; also spelled Pingdaya or Pangtara) is a township located within Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is also part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Pind ...
of
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 Wells explai ...
. It belonged to 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), bu ...
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 firs ...
.
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External links
"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Shan States
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