Mong Kung, Mongkung, Mongkaung or Möngkung (; ) is a town in

Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...

some east of

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

. It is the capital of

Mong Kung Township Mong Kung Township or Mongkaung Township ()

Myanmar 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 has ...

Etymology

The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan, and has been transliterated into Burmese as Maingkaing.

History

During

British Burma British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and cultur ...

, Mong Kung was the capital of

Mongkung State Mong Kung, Mongkung, Mongkaung or Möngkung (; ) is a town in Shan State some east of Mandalay. It is the capital of Mong Kung Township, Myanmar. Etymology The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan language, Shan, and ...

of the Southern

Shan States The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan people, Shan kingdoms called ''mueang, möng'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' (''sawbwa''). In British rule in Burma, British Burma, they were analogous to the princely states of Britis ...

, with an area of . It was bounded on the north by Hsi Paw; on the east by Mong Tung, Kehsi Mansam and

Mong Nawng Mong Nawng, Mong Naung or Mongnawng is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is located a few miles to the west of the Nam Pang river. Etymology The name "Mong Nawng" means "town near a lake" in Shan, and is transliterated into Burmese as Maingn ...

; on the south by Lai Hka; and on the west by the western range of the

Shan Hills The Shan Hills (; ''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 peaks separated mostly by narrow valleys, as well as a few ...

and Lawk Sawk. Mong Kung has had a turbulent and unstable history. It was described by Sir Charles Haukes Todd during the colonial period as: ''...a State blessed with very fertile soil and good streams. But here also local dissension and Burman interference had brought ruin.'' In the popular Shan folktale '' Khun San Law and Nan Oo Pyin'', Mong Kung is the hometown of the female character, Nan Oo Pyin. More recently the area has been ravaged by conflicts between the

Shan State Army The Shan State Army (; abbreviated SSA) was one of the largest insurgent groups that fought government forces in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The SSA was founded in 1964 after the merging of two existing insurgent groups. The SSA recruite ...

-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army.

References

External links

"Mongkaung Township - Shan State"
Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Rinderpest in Burma statistics
Populated places in Shan State Township capitals of Myanmar {{Shan-geo-stub