Lawksawk State

This article is about one of the former Shan States. For the present-day administrative division, see Lawksawk Township. For the town, see Lawksawk.
Lawksawk (Yatsawk)
State of the Shan States
1630–1959 →
Lawksawk State in a map of the Shan States
Capital Lawksawk
History
 • State founded 1630
 • Abdication of the last Saopha 1959
Area
 • 1901 3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 24,839 
Density 7 /km2  (18.2 /sq mi)

Lawksawk (Yatsawk)[1]was a Shan state in what is today Burma.[2] It was located north of Myelat and belonged to the Central Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Lawksawk town. The state included 397 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also Danu, Pa-O and Palaung people in the area.[3]

History

Lawksawk State was founded in 1630. According to tradition a predecessor state named Rathawadi had existed previously in the area. Between 1881 and 1886 the state was attacked and occupied by Yawnghwe.[4]

Lawksawk included the substate of Mongping (Möngping), located in the southeastern part and separated from Lawksawk State proper by the Nam Et River.[3]

Rulers (title Saopha)

Ritual style Kambawsa Rahta Maha Thiriwuntha Thudama.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lawksawk (Shan Princely State)
  2. ↑ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 157.
  4. ↑ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

Coordinates: 21°14′N 96°52′E / 21.233°N 96.867°E / 21.233; 96.867

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.