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Monghsat State

Coordinates: 20°32′N 99°15′E / 20.533°N 99.250°E / 20.533; 99.250
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Monghsat State
Mönghsat
State of the Shan States
17th century–1959

Mönghsat State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map
CapitalMonghsat
History 
• State founded
17th century
• Abdication of the last ruler
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mongnai State
Shan State

Monghsat or Mönghsat (also known as Mong Hsat) was small state of the Shan States in what is today Burma.

History

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It was a small dependency of Kengtung State[1] that had been a tract of land claimed by Mongnai State but annexed by Kengtung along with Mongpu further to the north. The capital and residence of the ruler was Monghsat town.[2]

Little is known about this state except that its forests had been overexploited at the turn of the 20th century during British Rule in Burma.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ Sir Charles Crosthwaite "The pacification of Burma"
  3. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 408.

20°32′N 99°15′E / 20.533°N 99.250°E / 20.533; 99.250