Mongnawng State
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This article is about the former Shan princely state. For the present-day administrative division, see Mong Nawng Township. For the town, see Mong Nawng.
Mongnawng (also known as Möngnawng or Maingnaung) was a large Shan state in what is today Burma.
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Mongnawng (Möngnawng) | |||||||||
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State of the Shan States | |||||||||
1851–1959 | |||||||||
Mongnawng State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map | |||||||||
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• 1901 | 4,079 km2 (1,575 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 39,102 | ||||||||
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• Independence from Hsenwi State | 1851 | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Myoza | 1959 | ||||||||
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Mongnawng was bound by Kengtung State in the east. The Nam Pang, an important river, crossed the state from north to south. Its capital was Mong Nawng.[1]