Man Maw, Bhamo | |
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  Man Maw, Bhamo Location in Burma (Myanmar) | |
| Coordinates: 24°33′N97°7′E / 24.550°N 97.117°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Kachin State |
| District | Bhamo District |
| Township | Bhamo Township |
| Population | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (UTC + 6:30) |
Man Maw is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma. [1]
Wanmaw (Bhamo) was the name and capital (royal seat) of a relatively major one of the petty Shan (ethnic Tai) principalities, ruled by a saopha (Burmese: sawbwa; Shan-prince of the highest rank), since that state was founded in 1470 until its annexation in 1772 by the Ava-based kingdom of Burma, which had occupied it previously in 1669-1685 and 1767–1770. [2]
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Capital: Myitkyina | ||
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| Mohnyin District | ||
| Myitkyina District | ||
| Putao District | ||
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