Namhkai

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Namhkai (also known as Nanke) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. Its capital was Paw-in. Its population was almost entirely Pa-O.

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 estimate of five million spread throughout Myanmar.

Myelat Historical region in Myanmar

Myelat is a historical region of the southwestern Shan State of Myanmar. Originally this region included some of the smaller states typically ruled by "Myosas" or "Ngwegunhmus", buffering the plains of Burma and the ethnic Shan states further east.

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