Mogaung
Mogaung
မိုးကောင်း (မိူင်းၵွင်း) | |
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Town | |
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Mogaung (
railway line
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History
Mogaung or Möngkawng was the name and capital (royal seat) of a relatively major one of the petty
kingdom of Burma
.
In June 1944 during
Imperial Japan. For their behaviour during the fighting two members of the 3rd/6th Gurkha Rifles, Captain Michael Allmand, and Rifleman Tul Bahadur Pun, were each subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross, in Allmand's case, posthumously. At the time of the battle Calvert's Chindit force had been behind enemy lines for three months as part of Operation Thursday
.
See also
Sources
- WorldStatesMen – Burma/Myanmar – Shan&Karen states (which lists the last rulers)
External links
- "Mogaung, Burma" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- "Mogaung Map — Satellite Images of Mogaung" Maplandia.com
Capital: Myitkyina | ||
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| Mohnyin District | ||
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| Putao District | ||
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