Shan

E56815

Tai people ethnic group

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

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tai people → ethnic group →
autonymLanguage	Tai Yai language →
country	Myanmar →
culturalPractice	Buddhist merit-making festivals → Poy Sang Long festival → ordination ceremonies → rocket festivals →
ethnonym	Tai Yai →
geopoliticalStatus	indigenous people of Myanmar →
historicalRegion	Shan States →
historicalRelation	linked to Lan Na → linked to Sukhothai → tributary to Burmese kingdoms →
language	Shan language →
languageFamily	Tai–Kadai languages →
majorReligionBranch	Theravada school of Buddhism →
partOf	ethnic minorities in Myanmar →
primaryRegion	Shan State →
relatedEthnicGroup	Ahom → Lao → Tai Khün → Tai Lue → Thai →
religion	Theravada Buddhism → animism → spirit worship →
religiousInstitution	Buddhist monasteries →
religiousSpecialist	Theravada Buddhist monks →
significantPopulationIn	Kachin State → Kayah State → Mandalay Region → Northern Thailand → Sagaing Region → Yunnan →
traditionalDress	fitted jackets and long skirts for women → long, wide-legged trousers for men →
traditionalEconomy	cattle raising → tea cultivation → wet-rice agriculture →
traditionalMusic	cymbals → drums → flutes → lutes →
traditionalPolity	Shan principalities → saopha-ruled states →
traditionalReligion	Buddhism mixed with local spirit cults →
traditionalTitleOfRuler	saopha →
writingSystem	Shan script →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burma (until 1937) → Mandalay →	ethnicGroups
Myanmar →	ethnicGroup
Lashio →	languageUsed
Upper Burma →	otherEthnicGroup