North Hsenwi

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North Hsenwi was a former Shan State in what is now Myanmar, historically ruled by local chiefs (saophas) and known for its role in the complex patchwork of semi-autonomous principalities in the region.

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Label Occurrences
North Hsenwi canonical 3

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former Shan State
historical polity
princely state
borderedBy other Shan principalities
colonialEraStatus semi-autonomous state under British suzerainty
currentStatus defunct political entity
ethnicMajority Shan people
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasCapital Hsenwi
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
historicalRegion Shan Plateau
historicalSignificance part of complex mosaic of Shan principalities
integratedInto Shan State
surface form: Shan State (Myanmar)

Burma (until 1937)
surface form: Union of Burma
language Burmese
surface form: Burmese language

Shan language
legalStatusUnderBritishRule native state
locatedIn Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Myanmar
Shan States
Southeast Asia
mainReligion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
partOf Burma (until 1937)
surface form: British Burma

Federated Shan States
politicalStructure patchwork of semi-autonomous principalities
politicalSystemFeature hereditary succession of saophas
predecessor Hsenwi State
recognizedBy Colonial Office
surface form: British colonial administration
ruledBy Saopha
surface form: saopha
sharesOriginWith South Hsenwi
sovereignty tributary to Burma in pre-colonial period
territoryNowIn Shan State
surface form: modern Shan State of Myanmar
traditionalEconomy agriculture
trade
traditionalRulerTitle Saopha
surface form: saopha

Referenced by (3)

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Shan States notableSubunit North Hsenwi
South Hsenwi sharesOriginWith North Hsenwi
South Hsenwi borderedBy North Hsenwi