Shan
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The Shan are a Tai ethnic group primarily inhabiting Myanmar's Shan State, known for their distinct language, Buddhist traditions, and historical Shan principalities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shan canonical | 24 |
| Shan saophas | 1 |
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada school of Buddhism
|
| partOf | ethnic minorities in Myanmar ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Shan State ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Tai-Ahom people
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahom
Lao ⓘ Tai Khün ⓘ Tai Lue ⓘ Thai ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
animism ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Buddhist monasteries ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialist | Theravada Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Kachin State
ⓘ
Karenni State ⓘ
surface form:
Kayah State
Mandalay Region ⓘ northern Thailand ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Thailand
Sagaing Region ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
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 States
ⓘ
surface form:
Shan principalities
saopha-ruled states ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Buddhism mixed with local spirit cults ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleOfRuler | saopha ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Shan script ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shan saophas