1835–1959 → 1901 2,650 km (1,023 sq mi) | State founded 1835 1901 30,482 | |
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Mongkung or Möngküng (Burmese: Maingkaing) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Mong Kung, in the valley of the Nam Teng. The largest minority were Palaung people.
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History
Mongkung state was founded in ancient times as Langkavadi. In 1835, after the British annexed Upper Burma and established their rule in the region, Mongkung had been formerly a feudatory state of Hsenwi.
Rulers
The rulers of Mongkung bore the title Myoza in 1835-54 and 1863–73; Saopha in 1854-63 and from 1873.
Saophas and Myozas
References
Mongkung State Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA