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The Shan States were a dominant force in the politics of Upper Burma throughout the 13th to 16th centuries. The strongest Shan States, Mogaung, Mongyang and Hsenwi, constantly raided Upper Burma. Mogaung ended the kingdoms of Sagaing and Pinya in 1364. However, the Shan States were too fragmented to resist the encroachment of bigger neighbours.
Shan State (Shan: မိူင်းတႆး, Möng Tai; Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]) is a state of Myanmar.Shan State borders China to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son Provinces) to the south, and five administrative divisions of Myanmar in the west.
Political Map of Burma (Myanmar) c. 1450 CE. After the fall of Pagan, the Mongols left the searing Irrawaddy valley but the Pagan Kingdom was irreparably broken up into several small kingdoms. By the mid-14th century, the country had become organised along four major power centres: Upper Burma, Lower Burma, Shan States and Arakan.
Tai Laing, Tai Leng, or Shan-ni ( lit. 'red Shan' ), a Tai group living north of Myitkyina in the Kachin / Shan State border area. [ 10] Tai Ting, a group living around the confluence of the Ting and Salween rivers, just to the west of Gengma County, Yunnan, China. Tai Taɯ: Taɯ means 'under' or 'south.'. This group lives in southern Shan State.
Succeeded by. Shan State. Mae Hong Son Province. Map of the Shan States showing the two trans-Salween districts that were claimed by Thailand in WW II. Mawkmai, also known as Maukme ( Burmese: မောက်မယ် ), was a Shan State in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. [1]
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The Shan State Army was founded on 24 April 1964 and the Shan State Progress Party was founded in 1971 as the political wing of the SSA. In 1989, the SSPP signed a ceasefire in 1989 after negotiations with the State Peace and Development Council and was able to obtain a degree of autonomy for the areas under its control, establishing the Special Region 3 of the Shan State.
The Shan States (1215–1959) — former mueang (minor kingdoms) in Southeast Asia, centered in northern Burma (Myanmar) Subcategories. This category has the ...