Mong Hsat (
Burmese: မိုင်းဆတ်မြို့,
MLCTS
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: ''muing.chat.mrui'') is a town in the
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 ...
of
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 ...
, the capital of
Mong Hsat Township. It is served by
Monghsat Airport
Monghsat Airport is an airport in Monghsat, 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 la ...
.
History
Monghsat State (Mönghsat, where ''Mong'' is equivalent to Thai
Mueang
Mueang ( Ahom: 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫; ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( ''mɯ́ang'', ), Möng ( Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''möeng''; ''móeng'', ), Meng ( zh, c=猛 or 勐) or Mường (Vietnamese) were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or princip ...
) was one of the
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 ...
. It was a tributary state of
Kengtung State
Kengtung (; ''Chiang Tung;'' ), known as Menggen Prefecture ( zh, 孟艮府) or Möng Khün tusi, Chiefdom or Mueng Khuen Fu (administrative division)#China, Fu (Khün language, Tai Khün: ), classical name Khemarattha, was a Shan people, ...
. The capital was the town of Monghsat.
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In the 1950s, the Republic of China Armed Forces
The Republic of China Armed Forces ( zh, t=中華民國國軍) are the national military forces of the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC), which is now based primarily in the Taiwan Area but Republic of China (1912–1949), formerly governed Mai ...
controlled the town, and tried to build the town as a base to counterattack against mainland China which was taken over by the Chinese Communist Party
The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...
to establish People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
before then.opium poppy
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is said to be on the rise in the area after the United Wa State Army
The United Wa State Army ( Parauk: , zh, s=佤邦联合军, t=佤邦聯合軍, p=Wǎbāng Liánhéjūn; , ), abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the ''de facto'' ruling party of ...
decided to stop it in their territory of northern Shan state, in the 2000s.
Climate
References
External links
Satellite map
''GeoNames''
Populated places in Mong Hsat District
Township capitals of Myanmar
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