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Mongsang

Coordinates: 21°48′N 98°21′E / 21.800°N 98.350°E / 21.800; 98.350
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Mongsang (Möngsang)
State of the Shan States in personal union with Monghsu
1857–1959

Möng Sang State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map
Area 
• 1901
2,650 km2 (1,020 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
30,482
History 
• State founded
1857
• Abdication of the last Myoza
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hsenwi State
Shan State

Mongsang (also known as Maingsin) was a Shan state in what is today Burma.[1]

History

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Mongsang became independent from Hsenwi in 1857 under a personal union with the neighbouring state of Monghsu. It was a tributary of Burma until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty.[2]

Rulers

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The rulers of Möngsang/Monghsu bore the title of Myoza.[3]

Myozas

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  • 1857 - 1879 Hkun Mon
  • 1879 - 1901 Hkun Maha
  • 1901 - 1917 Hkun Kyaw (b. 1845 - d. 1917)
  • 1917 - 19.. Hkun Sao (Hkun Saw) (b. 1845 - d. 19..)

References

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  1. ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 408.
  3. ^ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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21°48′N 98°21′E / 21.800°N 98.350°E / 21.800; 98.350