The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called muang whose rulers bore the title saopha in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India.
Wuntho or Waing Hso was a native state of Upper Burma when Burma (Myanmar), was under British control. It had an area of around 6,200 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) with 150,000 inhabitants and lay midway between the Ayeyarwady River and Chindwin Rivers.
Mang Lon, Manglon, Manglun, Manglön, or Mang Lön a state in the northern Shan states of Myanmar, was formerly the chief state of the Wa people. It is a mountainous territory, including the valleys of the Salween and its tributary the Nam Hka. It had an approximate area of 7770 km2 and its estimated population in 1911 was 40,000.
Laihka State, also spelt Legya or Lecha, was a state in the central division of the Southern Shan States of Burma, with an area of 3,711 square kilometres (1,433 sq mi).
Muang Mao, also spelled MöngMao or the Mao Kingdom, was an ethnic Dai state that controlled several smaller Tai states or chieftainships along the frontier of what is now Myanmar, China, the states of Northeast India of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh principally set in the Dehong region of Yunnan with a capital near the modern-day border town of Ruili/Meng Mao. The name of the main river in this region is the Nam Mao, also known as the Shweli River.
Mongyai Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Mongyai. Mount Loi Leng of Mongyai is the highest point in Shan State.
Mong Kung Township or Mongkaung Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Mong Kung.
Linxiang District is a district of the city of Lincang, Yunnan province, China.
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.
Longchuan County is a county located in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwestern China.
Chiang Hung, Sipsongpanna or Keng Hung was one of the states of Shans under the suzerainty of Burma and China.
Kengcheng or Keng Cheng was one of the Shan states. In 1896, part of Keng Cheng was incorporated into the neighbouring state of Kengtung in what is today Burma, and the other part, which is now in Laos, went to French Indochina.
Hsipaw, also known as Thibaw, is the principal town of Hsipaw Township in Shan State, Myanmar on the banks of the Duthawadi River. It is 200 kilometres (120 mi) north-east of Mandalay.
Hsipaw, also known as Thibaw, was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.
Mongmit or Möngmit, also known as Momeik, was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma. The capital was Mongmit town. The state included the townships of Mongmit and Kodaung.
Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk was a Shan state in what is today Burma. 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.
Mongpai, also known as Mobye, was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Central Division of the Southern Shan States. Mongpai was based in the modern town of Mobye.
Hsawnghsup was one of the outlying Shan princely states in what is today Burma.
Mogaung or Möngkawng was a Shan state in what is present-day Myanmar. It was an outlying territory, located away from the main Shan State area in present-day Kachin State. The state existed until 1796. The main town was Mogaung.
Wanmaw, Manmaw or Banmaw (Bhamo) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It was an outlying territory, located away from the main Shan State area in present-day Kachin State close to the border with China.
