Mongpan State
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the present-day administrative division, see Mong Pan Township. For the town, see Mong Pan. Not to be confused with Mongpawn State.
Mongpan (also spelt Möngpan), also known as Maingpan (Burmese: မိုင်းပန်) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States.
Quick Facts မိုင်းပန်နယ်, Capital ...
Mongpan မိုင်းပန်နယ် | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State of the Shan States | |||||||||
1637–1959 | |||||||||
Möng Pan State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map | |||||||||
Capital | Mong Pan | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 3,703 km2 (1,430 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 16,629 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• State founded | 1637 | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||||
|
Close
The town of Mong Pan was formerly the residence of the Sawbwa of Mongpan State. The capital is in the middle of a fertile plain. Most of the other areas of the state are mountainous, rich in teak forests. Loi Hkilek, a 2,133 high mountain is located in Mongkyawt District.[1]