South Hsenwi

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

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Label Occurrences
South Hsenwi canonical 2

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shan State
former princely state
historical polity
abolishedAsState 1947
associatedWith Shan aristocracy
borderedBy North Hsenwi
other Shan principalities
colonialAdministration under British political officer
ethnicComposition predominantly Shan
feudalStructure hereditary rulership
governmentType monarchy
hasCapital Mongpan
surface form: Mongyai
hasTitleHolder saopha of South Hsenwi
historicalEra 19th century
early 20th century
historicalRegion eastern Shan States
historicalSignificance example of fragmented Shan feudal system
historicalStatus princely state within Shan States system
incorporatedInto Shan State
surface form: Shan State of independent Burma
integratedInto Burma (until 1937)
surface form: Union of Burma
knownFor role in patchwork of semi-autonomous Shan principalities
languageUsed Shan language
locatedIn Shan States
Southeast Asia
present-day Myanmar
overlord British Empire
Konbaung Dynasty
surface form: Konbaung Dynasty of Burma
partOf Burma (until 1937)
surface form: British Burma

Shan States
surface form: Shan States under British suzerainty
politicalOrganization chiefdom
politicalStatus tributary state
predecessor Hsenwi
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
ruledBy saophas
rulerResidence Mongyai
sharesOriginWith North Hsenwi
sovereigntyStatus semi-autonomous
successor Shan State
surface form: Shan State (Myanmar)
traditionalRulerTitle saopha
treatyRelationship under British protectorate arrangements with Shan States
typeOfSubdivision native state under indirect rule
wasSubjectTo British colonial policy in Shan States
Burmese royal suzerainty before British rule

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Shan States notableSubunit South Hsenwi
North Hsenwi sharesOriginWith South Hsenwi