Mongpawn

Not to be confused with Mongpan State

Mongpawn
State of the Shan States
← 1816–1959 →
Mongpawn State in a map of the Shan States
History
•	Foundation of the kingdom of Rajjavadi	1816
•	Abdication of the last Saopha	1959
Area
•	1901	960 km2 (371 sq mi)
Population
•	1901	13,143
	Density	13.7 /km2  (35.5 /sq mi)

The ruler of Mongpawn, first in the front row from the left, at the Delhi Durbar in 1903

Mongpawn or Möngpawn (Burmese: Maingpan) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. The state was part of the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States and was located south of Laihka State in the valley of the Nam Pawn river.

History

According to tradition a predecessor state in the area was named Rajjavadi. Möngpawn state was founded in 1816 under the overlordship of Mongnai State. Historically Mongpawn played an important part before the British annexation of Upper Burma, at the time of the Burmese resistance movement 1885–95. The ruler of Mongpawn was an active supporter of the Limbin Prince, Kanaung Mintha, also known as Prince Limbin, was a son of King Tharrawaddy Min.

Traditionally about two thirds of the population in the state belonged to the Shan and about one third to the Pa'O people groups, the former living in the valley and the latter on the hilly areas.

Rulers

The rulers of Mongpawn bore the title of Myoza and from 1887, Saopha.

Myozas

• 1816 - 1860 Hkun Lek (d. 1860)
• 1860 - 1882 Hkun Ti (b. 1847 - d. 1928)

Saophas

• 1882 - 1928 Hkun Ti (s.a.)
• 1928 - 19 Jul 1947 Sao Sam Htun (b. 1907 - d. 1947)
• 20 Jul 1947 - 1962 Sao Hso Hom (b. 1936)