Mong Pan Explained

Mong Pan
Native Name:မိူင်းပၼ်ႇ
မိုင်းပန်
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Langkho District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mong Pan Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:20.3194°N 98.3625°W
Elevation M:815

Mong Pan (Shan: ဝဵင်းမိူင်းပၼ်ႇ) is a town and seat of Mong Pan Township in the southern Shan State of Burma.[1] To the south it borders Mae Hong Son Province in Thailand and lies west of the Salween River. It lies along National Road 45.

Etymology

The name "Mong Pan" means "town of the revolving [lotus]" in Shan, and is transliterated into Burmese as Maingpan, also spelt Mine Pan.[2]

History

This town was formerly the residence of the Sawbwa of Mongpan State. The four districts of Möng Tang, Möng Hang, Möng Kyawt and Möng Hta,[1] located to the south on the east bank of the Salween belonged to the Cis-Salween Sawbwa of Möngpan. In 1888 there was trouble owing to the action of Siam, who attempted to take possession of them. Siamese troops were posted in the four districts. Siam also claimed a further district, Möng Hsat, but posted no troops there.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Mōng Pan . 18 . 722.
  2. Web site: November 2009 . Forbidden Glimpses of Shan State . Shan Women’s Action Network.
  3. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45915/45915-h/45915-h.htm The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite