Kenghkam Explained

Conventional Long Name:Kenghkam State
Common Name:Kenghkam
Nation:the Shan States
Subdivision:State
Year Start:1811
Event Start:State founded
Year End:1882
Event End:Annexed by Mongnai State
P1:Konbaung dynasty
S1:Mongnai State
Image Map Caption:Keng Hkam State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map
Capital:Keng Hkam
Stat Area1:432.5
Stat Year1:1901
Stat Pop1:5458

Kenghkam or Keng Hkam (also known as Kyaingkan) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. The capital was the town of Keng Hkam, located by the Nam Pang River.[1]

History

Kenghkam was initially a tributary of the Konbaung dynasty. It was founded in 1811 and was located north of the sub-state of Kengtawng. The state was occupied by Mongnai State from 1870 to 1874 and again from 1878 to 1882, when it was annexed directly.[2]

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title Myoza.[3]

See also

References

21.8667°N 97.3667°W

Notes and References

  1. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_206.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200.
  2. Web site: WHKMLA : History of the Shan States. 18 May 2010. 21 December 2010.
  3. Web site: World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma. Ben Cahoon. 2000. 21 December 2010.