Yawnghwe
| Nyaung Shwe ယွင်ႈႁူၺ်ႈ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Princely State of the Shan States | |||||||||
| 1359–1959 | |||||||||
 Yawnghwe State in brown in a map of the Shan States | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 95,339 | ||||||||
| Historical era | Saopha | 1959 | |||||||
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Yawnghwe (
History
According to tradition in very distant antiquity there was a predecessor state in the area named Kambojaraṭṭha (ကမ္ဗောဇရဋ္ဌ).
The city of Yawnghwe, which gave name to the state, was founded in 1359 by two mythical brothers, Nga Taung and Nga Naung, who arrived from
Yawnghwe included the subsidiary states of Mawnang (Heho), Mawson, Loimaw, Loi-ai and Namhkai. Historically the majority of the population in the state belonged to the Intha, Pa-O, Danu, Shan and Taungyo people groups.
The state of Yawnghwe formally accepted the status of British protectorate in 1887.[2]
Saophas
The rulers of Yawnghwe bore the title of
- 1359 - 1434 Si Hseng Hpa
- 1434 - 1477 Hso Hseng Hpa
- 1477 - 1518 Hso Hung Hpa
- 1518 - 1557 Hso Yawk Hpa
- 1557 - 1574 Sao Maw Hkam
- 1574 - 1608 Kanh Ham Hpa
- 1608 - 1615 Mahadevi Nang Nawn Pe
1st
- 1608 - 1615 Sao Htoi
- 1615 - 1646 Mahadevi Nang Nawn Pe 2nd
- 1646 - 1658 Vacant
- 1658 - 1663 Sao Kang Hom Hpa
- 1663 - 1687 Hsu Wa
- 1687 - 1695 Kyundaung Sa
- 1695 - 1733 Hkam Leng
- 1733 - 1737 Htawk Sha Sa
- 1737 - 1746 Hsi Ton Sa
- 1746 - 1758 Hke Hsa Wa
- 1758 - 1758 Naw Mong 1st
- 1758 - 1761 Yawt Hkam
- 1761 - 1762 Hpong Hpa Ka Sa
- 1762 - 1815 Sao Yun
- 1815 - 1818 Sao Se U 1st
- 1818 - 1821 Naw Mong 2nd
- 1821 - 1852 Sao Se U 2nd
- 1852 - 1858 Sao So Hom
- 1858 - 1864 Sao Sa Hpa
- 1864 - 1885 Sao Maung 1st
- 1885 - 1889 Sao Chit Su
- 1889 - 1897 Sao On
- 1897 - 1926 Sao Maung 2nd
- 1926 - 1952 (Yawt Hkam Serk)
- 1952 - 1962 Sao Hseng Hpa
Traditional royal ceremonies
Formerly the Saopha of Yawnghwe would personally welcome the four
Nowadays the festival is still held, but the images bypass the visit to the haw and are taken directly to the temple.
See also
References
- ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 415". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Yawnghwe (Shan State) (9 Gun Salute)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
External links
Media related to Yawnghwe at Wikimedia Commons- "Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India
