Mong Pan () is a town and seat of
Mong Pan Township in the southern
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
Burma
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.
To the south it borders
Mae Hong Son Province in
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
and lies west of the
Salween River
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Tha ...
. It lies along
National Road 45.
Etymology
The name "Mong Pan" means "town of the revolving
otus in
Shan, and is transliterated into Burmese as Maingpan, also spelt Mine Pan.
History
This town was formerly the residence of the
Sawbwa of
Mongpan State. The four districts of
Möng Tang,
Möng Hang,
Möng Kyawt and
Möng Hta,
[ located to the south on the east bank of the ]Salween
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Tha ...
belonged to the Cis-Salween Sawbwa of Möngpan. In 1888 there was trouble owing to the action of Siam
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
, who attempted to take possession of them. Siamese troops were posted in the four districts. Siam also claimed a further district, Möng Hsat, but posted no troops there.The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
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References
Populated places in Shan State
Township capitals of Myanmar
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