Mong Mao
E1001276
Mong Mao was an important historical Tai polity in the upper Irrawaddy region, influential in the early history of the Tai peoples and their states in what is now Myanmar and southwestern China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mong Mao canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ medieval kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Luchuan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luchuan-Pingmian NERFINISHED ⓘ Meng Mao NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongmao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | migration and expansion of Tai peoples ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Upper Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Ming dynasty China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neighboring Tai and Shan polities ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | spread of Tai scripts and customs ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Burmese chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese Ming dynasty sources ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Burmese kingdoms
ⓘ
Chinese imperial dynasties ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Mong Mao (capital city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomyType |
agrarian
ⓘ
trade along Irrawaddy routes ⓘ wet-rice cultivation ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | Tai-speaking communities ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Theravada Buddhism (partial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local animist practices ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early center of Tai state formation
ⓘ
major Tai power in the upper Irrawaddy basin ⓘ |
| influenced |
early history of the Tai peoples
ⓘ
formation of Tai states in Myanmar ⓘ formation of Tai states in southwestern China ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai-Kadai ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Irrawaddy region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Myanmar ⓘ present-day southwestern China ⓘ |
| partOf | Tai cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Shan-Tai world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | chiefdom-based kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalType | frontier buffer state ⓘ |
| regionType | upland frontier zone ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Tai chieftains ⓘ |
| successorState |
Tai polities in Dehong region
ⓘ
various Shan states in Upper Burma ⓘ |
| timeExtent | late medieval period in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
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