Shan people

E218955
Tai ethnic group ethnic group

The Shan people are a Tai ethnic group primarily inhabiting Myanmar’s Shan State, known for their distinct language, Theravada Buddhist traditions, and historical Shan principalities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Shan people canonical 35
Shan Americans 1
Shan culture 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai ethnic group ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
autonomousRegionHistory Shan States ⓘ
surface form: Shan principalities
conflictInvolvement internal conflicts in Myanmar ⓘ
culturalPractice Buddhist merit-making festivals ⓘ
Poy Sang Long festival ⓘ
ordination ceremonies ⓘ
water festival ⓘ
diaspora Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form: Yunnan, China

border areas of Laos ⓘ
northern Thailand ⓘ
ethnonym Shan ⓘ
historicalAllegiance Burma (until 1937) ⓘ
surface form: British Burma

Kingdom of Burma ⓘ
historicalRegion Shan Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Shan plateau
language Shan language ⓘ
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ
minorityStatusIn Myanmar ⓘ
nativeName Tai Yai ⓘ
တႆး ⓘ
primaryCountry Myanmar ⓘ
primaryRegion Shan State ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Tai-Ahom people ⓘ
surface form: Ahom people

Lao people ⓘ
Tai Dam ⓘ
Tai Lue ⓘ
Thai people ⓘ
Zhuang people ⓘ
religion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

animism ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ
significantPopulationIn China ⓘ
Kachin State ⓘ
Kayah State ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Mandalay Region ⓘ
Sagaing Region ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalDress fitted jacket ⓘ
long, wrap-around sarong ⓘ
traditionalEconomy cattle raising ⓘ
tea cultivation ⓘ
wet-rice cultivation ⓘ
traditionalPolity Shan States ⓘ
traditionalReligion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

nat worship ⓘ
traditionalReligionInstitution Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
writingSystem Shan script ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bamar → relatedEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Burmese American → includesEthnicSubgroups → Shan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shan Americans
Karen → neighboringEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
subject surface form: Karen people
Karen State → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Shan States → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Burmese calendar → usedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Burmese script → usedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Shan Hills → inhabitedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Chinthe → hasCulturalContext → Shan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shan culture
Tai peoples → includesEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Mae Hong Son Province → hasEthnicMinority → Shan people ⓘ
Burmese people → relatedEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Golden Triangle region → hasEthnicGroups → Shan people ⓘ
Mon State → hasEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Karenni State → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Thingyan → observedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Shan State → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Tai languages → hasEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Tai Yai → alsoKnownAs → Shan people ⓘ
Shan language → spokenBy → Shan people ⓘ
Shan script → usedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Poy Sang Long festival → practicedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Lao people → relatedEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Kachin State → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Taunggyi → ethnicComposition → Shan people ⓘ
Sawbwa → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Saopha → ethnicContext → Shan people ⓘ
Federated Shan States → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
North Hsenwi → ethnicMajority → Shan people ⓘ
Mongmit → historicalEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Mongnai → hasEthnicMajority → Shan people ⓘ
Yawnghwe → hasEthnicAssociation → Shan people ⓘ
Mongpan → ethnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Myanmar–China border → borderAreaInhabitedBy → Shan people ⓘ
Shan Plateau → majorEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ
Wa people → borderingEthnicGroups → Shan people ⓘ
Myanmar Highlands → hasEthnicGroup → Shan people ⓘ