Man Maw, Bhamo Explained

Official Name:Man Maw, Bhamo
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma (Myanmar)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kachin State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhamo District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bhamo Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2:Buddhism
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.55°N 104°W
Timezone:UTC + 6:30
Utc Offset:+6.30

Man Maw is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.[1]

History

See main article: Wanmaw State. Wanmaw (Bhamo) was the name and capital (royal seat) of a relatively major one of the petty Shan (ethnic Tai) principalities, ruled by a saopha (Burmese: sawbwa; Shan-prince of the highest rank), since that state was founded in 1470 until its annexation in 1772 by the Ava-based kingdom of Burma, which had occupied it previously in 1669-1685 and 1767–1770.[2]

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References

  1. Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Myanmar_shankaren.html Shan (Tai) states

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