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c. 1600–1922
  
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Kyawkku Hsiwan state founded
  
c. 1600

Kyawkku State

Kyawkku (also known as Kyawkku Hsiwan or Kyakku) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. Its capital was the village of Kyawkku (Myinkyado) which had 344 inhabitants in 1901.

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History

Kyawkku was founded around 1600 CE. It was a tributary of Burma until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty. The state was merged with Poila in 1922.

Rulers

The title of Kyawkku's rulers was Ngwegunhmu.

  • .... - .... Nga San Bon
  • .... - .... Nga San Mya
  • .... - 1783 Nga San Ma
  • 1783 - 1820 Nga Kaw Tha
  • 1820 - 1821 Nga Thi Ri
  • 1821 - 1843 Nga Chit Win
  • 1844 - 1852 Nga Shwe Maung I (1st time)
  • 1852 - 1856 Nga Shwe Yit -Regent
  • 1856 - 1863 Nga Shwe Maung I (2nd time)
  • 1863 - 1865 Nga Yan Kon -Regent
  • 1865 - 1873 Nga San
  • 1873 - 1874 Nga Shwe Maung II -Regent
  • 1874 - 1876 Nga Tha U -Regent
  • 1876 - 1877 Nga Tun -Regent
  • 1877 - 1881 Nga Pai Su (Nga Pyan)
  • 1881 - 1922? Nga Thaing (b. 1873 - d. 1922?)

    • References

    Kyawkku State Wikipedia
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