Saopha

E368469
hereditary title princely title traditional title

Saopha was the hereditary princely title held by the traditional rulers of the Shan States in what is now Myanmar.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saopha canonical 2
saopha 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
princely title ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
abolishedBy Tatmadaw ⓘ
surface form: military government of Myanmar
abolishedIn 1962 ⓘ
appliesTo Shan princes ⓘ
traditional rulers ⓘ
associatedWith Shan States ⓘ
surface form: Shan principalities

Tai ethnic polities ⓘ
continuedUntil 20th century ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
ethnicContext Shan people ⓘ
femaleTitleEquivalent Mahadevi ⓘ
governanceType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
governingSeat Shan palace ⓘ
governs Shan State ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation male title ⓘ
hasPluralForm Saophas ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial period in Burma ⓘ
precolonial Burma ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Shan language ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Shan State ⓘ
surface form: Shan State (modern Myanmar state)
partOf feudal system of the Shan States ⓘ
political structure of precolonial Burma ⓘ
rank feudal lord ⓘ
prince ⓘ
recognizedBy British colonial treaties with Shan States ⓘ
region Shan States ⓘ
religiousAffiliationTypical Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
responsibleFor judicial authority ⓘ
local administration ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
tax collection ⓘ
similarTo Mong (title) ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Raja ⓘ
Sawbwa ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus semi‑independent ruler ⓘ
subordinateTo British colonial administration in Burma ⓘ
King of Burma ⓘ
surface form: King of Burma (various dynasties)
succession patrilineal succession ⓘ
titleHolderRole ruler of a Shan State ⓘ
transliterationVariant Sao Pha ⓘ
Sawbwa ⓘ
usedIn Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Burma

Myanmar ⓘ
Shan States ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Shan States → rulingClassTitle → Saopha ⓘ
Sawbwa → predecessorOf → Saopha ⓘ
North Hsenwi → ruledBy → Saopha ⓘ
this entity surface form: saopha
North Hsenwi → traditionalRulerTitle → Saopha ⓘ
this entity surface form: saopha