Kenglon

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Kenglon State
State of the Shan States
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Location of Kenglon
Kenglon State in a map of the Shan States
Capital Keng Lon
History
 • Independent from Hsenwi 1857
 • Merged into Kehsi Mansam 1926
Area
 • 1901 111.3 km2(43 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 4,259 
Density 38.3 /km2  (99.1 /sq mi)

Kenglon (also known as Kenglön and Kyainglon) was a small Shan state in what is today Burma. [1]

Shan people ethnic group

The Shan are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan live primarily in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar), but also inhabit parts of Mandalay Region, Kachin State, and Kayin State, and in adjacent regions of China, Laos, Assam and Thailand. Though no reliable census has been taken in Burma since 1935, the Shan are estimated to number 4–6 million, with CIA Factbook giving an estimation of 5 million spread throughout Myanmar.

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History

Kenglon used to be a part of North Hsenwi. It became independent from the state of Hsenwi in 1857. It was a tributary of Burma until 1887, when the Konbaung dynasty fell to the United Kingdom and the Shan states submitted to British rule.

North Hsenwi

North Hsenwi was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma. The capital was Lashio town which was also the headquarters of the superintendent of the Northern Shan State. North Hsenwi, with an area of 6330 m², had a population in 1901 of 118,325 persons and an estimated revenue of £6000.

Konbaung dynasty last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885

The Konbaung dynasty, formerly known as the Alompra dynasty, or Alaungpaya dynasty, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in Burmese history and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of the modern state of Burma. The reforms, however, proved insufficient to stem the advance of the British, who defeated the Burmese in all three Anglo-Burmese wars over a six-decade span (1824–1885) and ended the millennium-old Burmese monarchy in 1885.

In 1926 Kenglon State was incorporated into Kehsi Mansam. [2]

Kehsi Mansam

Kehsi Mansam was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Kehsi town, located by the Nam Heng River. The state included 378 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also some Palaung people (Yins) in the area

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title Myoza. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200.
  2. ↑ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma" . Retrieved 21 December 2010.

Coordinates: 21°57′0″N98°8′0″E / 21.95000°N 98.13333°E / 21.95000; 98.13333

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