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24°26′N 94°42′E / 24.433°N 94.700°E / 24.433; 94.700
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Hsawnghsup
State of the Shan States
1757–1959

Hsawnghsup (Thaungdut) in a map of the Toungoo Kingdom
Capital Thaungdut
Area 
• 1901
932 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
7,471
History 
• State founded
1757
• Abdication of the last Saopha
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Burma
Shan State

Hsawnghsup was one of the outlying Shan princely states in what is today Burma.

The village of Thaungdut (Hsawnghsup) was formerly the residence of the Sawbwa of Hsawnghsup State. [1]

History

Hsawnghsup state was founded in 1757; the first ruler was Sao Kan Po. Little is known of the history of the state before it was annexed to British Burma except that it had been a vassal state of the Kingdom of Burma. [1]

Hsawnghsup formed an exclave located to the northwest of the Shan States, within the Upper Chindwin District of British Burma and bound to the west by the princely state of Manipur. Most of the territory of the state was dense forest. [1] In 1886 the ruler of Hsawnghsup remained loyal to the British during the rebellion of the prince of Wuntho. [2]

Rulers

The rulers of Hsawnghsup bore the title of Saopha. [3]

Saophas

  • 325BC-283BC Hso Han Hpa 1st
  • 283BC-250BC Hso Hkam Hpa son
  • 250BC-216BC Hso Ngaan Hpa son of Gomonna merchant object by King Thiri Dhamma Thawka
  • 216BC-184BC Hso Lem Hpa son
  • 184BC-160BC Hso Long Hpa son
  • 160BC-136BC Hso Kawn Hpa son
  • 136BC-116BC Hso Tam Hpa son
  • 116BC-84BC Hso Htiaw Hpa son
  • 84BC-52BC Hso Waing Hpa son
  • 52BC-28BC Hso Mawn Hpa son
  • 28BC-01 Hso Goe Hpa son
  • 01-27 Hso Ging Hpa son
  • 27-59 Hso Gam Hpa son
  • 59-91 Hso Pot Hpa son
  • 91-116 Hso Hkai Hpa son
  • 116-154 Hso Yew Hpa son
  • 154-176 Hso Hung Möng son
  • 176-214 Hso Hsawng Möng son
  • 214-244 Hso Ngaan Möng son
  • 244-294 Hso Koen Hpa son
  • 294-316 Hso Kawt Hpa son
  • 316-346 Hso Piam Hpa son
  • 346-386 Hso Pem Hpa son
  • 386-417 Hso Len Hpa son
  • 417-446 Hso Lam Hpa son
  • 446-471 Hso Hlaing Hpa son
  • 471-506 Hso Kyoem Hpa son
  • 506-546 Hso Hkoen Hpa son
  • 546-566 Hso Wen Hpa son
  • 566-583 Hso Bu Hpa son
  • 583-613 Hso Koong Hpa son
  • 613-650 Hso Young Hpa son
  • 650-674 Hso Yawk Hpa son
  • 674-703 Hso Sawk Hpa son
  • 703-746 Hso Hkawn Hpa son
  • 746-762 Hso Hkaeng Hpa son
  • 762-794 Hso Ham Hpa son
  • 794-816 Hso Hang Hpa son
  • 816-847 Hso Rit Hpa son
  • 847-867 Hso Hong Hpa son
  • 867-904 Hso Hueng Hpa son
  • 904-934 Hso Hom Hpa son
  • 934-964 Hso Kaw Hpa son
  • 964-1000 Hso Kan Hpa son
  • 1000-1024 Hso Ngan Hpa son
  • 1024-1066 Hso Sao Hpa son
  • 1066-1100 Hso Hsao Hpa son
  • 1100-1128 Hso Kuen Hpa son
  • 1128-1144 Hso Kat Hpa son
  • 1144 - 1177 Hso Kyam Hpa son
  • 1177 - 1200 Hso Hkwa Hpa son
  • 1200 - 1234 Hso Sam Hpa son
  • 1234 - 1250 Hso Yawn Hpa son
  • 1250 - 1270 Hso Sang Hpa son
  • 1270 - 1298 Hso Hat Hpa son
  • 1298 - 1316 Hso Suang Hpa son
  • 1316 - 1350 Hso Saap Hpa son
  • 1350 - 1380 Hso Poet Hpa son
  • 1380 - 1412 Hso Soeng Hpa younger brother
  • 1412 - 1436 Hso Kyoeng Hpa son
  • 1436 - 1445 Hso Hken Möng son
  • 1445 - 1460 Hso Kaa Hpa son
  • 1460 - 1474 Hso Kaan Möng son
  • 1474 - 1498 Hso Ngum Hpa son
  • 1498 - 1514 Hso Parn Möng son
  • 1514 - 1532 Hso Bouk Hpa son
  • 1532 - 1560 Sao Hkoe Tai nephew
  • 1560 - 1580 Hso Hkat Hpa uncle
  • 1580 - 1612 Hso Hkaing Hpa son of Sao Hkoe Tai
  • 1612 - 1628 Hso Kyaung Hpa son
  • 1628 - 1650 Hso Kiao Hpa son
  • 1650 - 1659 Hso Sai Hpa son
  • 1659 - 1663 Hso Sum Hpa son
  • 1663 - 1689 Hso Paw Hpa son
  • 1689 - 1703 Hso Htoen Hpa younger brother
  • 1703 - 1727 Hso Hkoung Hpa son
  • 1727 - 1746 Hso Hkawng Hpa son
  • 1746 - 1757 Hso Pat Hpa younger brother
  • 1757 - 1760 Hso Kaa Möng younger brother
  • 1760 - 1767 Hso Naw Hpa younger brother
  • 1767 - 1774 Hso Hkee Hpa son
  • 1774 - 1782 Hso Hub Hpa cousin
  • 1782 - 1813 Hso Ngaam Hpa son
  • 1813 - 1827 Ka Lai Hkam son of Hso Hkee Hpa
  • 1827 - 1834 Hso Oum Hpa - Regent son of Hso Ngam Hpa
  • 1834 - 22 Oct 1880 Sao Möng Hkam son
  • 1880 - 1893 Sao Hkam Yang son
  • 1893 - 1899 Sao Tai Lung younger brother
  • 1899 - 1910 Sao Naw Hkam (b. 1860) son of Sao Möng Hkam
  • 1910 - 1959 Sao Hkun Hsawng or Sao Satta Meitta (last saopha) son

References

  1. ^ a b c Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 217.
  2. ^ The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
  3. ^ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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24°26′N 94°42′E / 24.433°N 94.700°E / 24.433; 94.700