Bawlakhe () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in the

Kayah State Kayah State (, ), or Karenni State, is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately b ...

of eastern part of

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

History

Bawlakhe was originally known as Bawlake. The British official,

James George Scott Sir James George Scott (pseudonym Shway Yoe, 25 December 1851 – 4 April 1935) was a Scottish journalist and colonial administrator who helped establish British colonial rule in Burma, and in addition introduced football to Burma. Life He wa ...

, wrote that local inhabitants in the 1890s claimed that Poe Bya Hla had ruled as the fifth ruler of the Karenni State of

Bawlake Bawlakhe () is a town in the Kayah State of eastern part of Burma. History Bawlakhe was originally known as Bawlake. The British official, James George Scott, wrote that local inhabitants in the 1890s claimed that Poe Bya Hla had ruled as the ...

. Bawlake was most likely founded during the early wars of the

Konbaung Dynasty The Konbaung dynasty (), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in history of Mya ...

, perhaps around 1760. Scott suggested it was founded before 1783. Bawlake then became the capital of

State, and after the independence of

, it was renamed Bawlakhe.

References

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com

“The Delineation of the Kayah States Frontiers with Thailand: 1809–1894” by Ronald D. Renard – Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (1987)

Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Kayah State {{Kayah-geo-stub