Mong Lem State
State of the Shan States under the suzerainty of China
bf. 14th century–late 19th century

Mong Lem in a 1910 map including the Chinese Shan States
History 
• Mong Lem state established
bf. 14th century
• Annexed by China
late 19th century
Today part ofMenglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County, China

Mong Lem or Mönglem (also known as Meng-lian in Chinese; Chinese: 孟連) was a Shan state in of what is today the Menglian Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of the Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan region, China.[1]

History

Mong Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and Küngma (Köng-ma). It was a tributary both of Kingdom of Burma and China until the late 19th century when the British signed an agreement that made the Chinese Shan states become part of China.[2]

The rulers of the state bore the title saopha.

Möng Lam

Saophas

  • Hkam Pak Hpa 1289-1309
  • Town Hkam Hueng (Town Fai Hueng) 1308-1348
  • Town Hkam Suan (Town Fai Suan) 1349-1406
  • Town Fai Hkan 1407-1439
  • Town Fai Hkaan 1440-1465
  • Town Fai Hke 1466-1481
  • Town Fai Taan 1482-1492
  • Town Fai Chin 1493-1514
  • Town Fai Hpa 1515-1547
  • Town Fai Hkang 1548-1560
  • Town Fai Kyoung 1561-1581
  • Town Fai Sing 1582-1595
  • Town Fai Kyen 1595-1603
  • Town Fai Tin 1603-1662
  • Town Fai Lae 1662-1708
  • Town Fai Yew 1709-1737
  • Town Fai Soon 1738-1762
  • Town Hseng Fai Yong (Town Fai Yong) 1762-1765
  • Town Fai Hsen 1766-1768
  • Town Fai Sin 1769-1790
  • Town Fai Koong 1791-1805
  • Town Fai Sang 1805-1813
  • Town Fai Ming 1814-1826
  • Town Fai Soen 1827-1847
  • Town Fai Sone 1848-1879
  • Town Fai Hua 1880-1893
  • Town Fai Yawng 1894-1930
  • Town Fai Hkong 1931-1949 (the last saopha)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meng-lian Chief's Office (孟璉長官司)
  2. ↑ Henry Rodolph Davies, Yün-nan: The Link Between India and the Yangtze, p. 91]

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