Kyawkku State Explained

Conventional Long Name:Kyawkku Hsiwan
Common Name:Kyawkku
Nation:the Shan States
Subdivision:State
Year Start:c. 1600
Event Start:Kyawkku Hsiwan state founded
Year End:1922
Event End:Merged with Poila State
P1:Kingdom of Burma
S1:Shan State
Flag S1:Flag of Shan State.svg
Image Map Caption:Kyawkku State in a map of the Shan States
Stat Area1:243
Stat Year1:1901 Census of India
Stat Pop1:4771

Kyawkku (also known as Kyawkku Hsiwan or Kyakku) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. Its capital was the village of Kyawkku (Myinkyado) which had 344 inhabitants in 1901.

History

Kyawkku was founded around 1600 CE. It was a tributary of Burma until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty. The state was merged with Poila in 1922.[1]

Rulers

The title of Kyawkku's rulers was Ngwegunhmu.[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHKMLA : History of the Shan States. 18 May 2010. 21 December 2010.
  2. Web site: World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma. Ben Cahoon. 2000. 14 May 2016.