Mong Pan
မိူင်းပၼ်ႇ
မိုင်းပန်
Town
Mong Pan is located in Myanmar
Mong Pan
Mong Pan
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°19′10″N 98°21′45″E / 20.31944°N 98.36250°E / 20.31944; 98.36250
Country Burma
State Shan
DistrictLangkho District
TownshipMong Pan Township
Elevation
815 m (2,674 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mōng Pan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 722.
  2. ↑ "Forbidden Glimpses of Shan State" (PDF). Shan Women’s Action Network. November 2009.
  3. ↑ The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.