Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk ( my, ရပ်စောက်) 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 located north of Myelat and belonged to 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 ...

. Its capital was

Lawksawk Lawksawk ( shn, လွၵ်ႉၸွၵ်ႇ), also known as Yatsauk ( my, ရပ်စောက်; also spelt Yatsawk), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the capital town and administrative center of Lawksawk Township. The town is locat ...

town. The state included 397 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also Danu,

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 ...

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. ...

in the area.Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 157.
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History

Lawksawk State was founded in 1630. According to tradition a predecessor state named Rathawadi had existed previously in the area. Between 1881 and 1886 the state was attacked and occupied by

Yawnghwe Yawnghwe ( shn, ယွင်ႈႁူၺ်ႈ), known as Nyaungshwe ( my, ညောင်ရွှေ) in Burmese, was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. It was one of the most important of the Southern Shan States. Yawnghwe state include ...

. Lawksawk included the substate of Mongping (Möngping), located in the southeastern part and separated from Lawksawk State proper by the Nam Et River.

Rulers (title Saopha)

Ritual style ''Kambawsa Rahta Maha Thiriwuntha Thudama''. *1680 - 1707 Pai Hkam *1707 - 1729 Shwe Gyaw *1729 - 1753 Hkun Shwe Tha *1753 - Jul 1760 Tha Pun Minaung *1760 - 1763 Maung Gyi *1763 - Jul 1790 Shwe Yi *Jul 1790 - 1791 Vacant *1791 - 1792 Maung Kywet (d. 1792) *1791 - 1811 Hkun Sam Lik *1811 - 1812 Vacant *May 1812 - 1813 On Gaing (d. 1834) *1813 - 1850 Hkun Shwe Ek (d. 1850) *1850 - Dec 1854 Vacant *1854 - 1856 Lai Hka (d. 1856) *1856 - 1881 Sao Waing (1st time) (b. 1846 - d. 1896) *1881 - 1886 Sai Pwin -Regent *1886 - Jan 1887 Sao Waing (2nd time) (s.a.) *Jan 1887 - Oct 1887 Bo Saing -Regent * 9 Oct 1887 - 1900 Hkun Nu (b. 18.. - d. 1900) *1900 - 1946 Sao Hkun Nsok (b. 1863 - d. 1946) *1946 - 1952 Sao Hkun So

References

External links

"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Shan States 1630 establishments in Asia {{ShanState-geo-stub ca:Lawksawk