Mongsit or Möngsit, also known as Maingseik (Burmese: မိုင်းစိတ်) was small state of the Shan States in what is today Burma.[1]
| Mongsit State မိုင်းစိတ်နယ် | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of the Shan States | |||||||||
| 17th century–1959 | |||||||||
 Möngsit State in an Imperial Gazetteer of India map | |||||||||
| Capital | Mongsit | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 784.76 km2 (303.00 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 9,013 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• State founded | 17th century | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Myoza | 1959 | ||||||||
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History
editThe capital and residence of the Myoza was Mongsit town, located in the northern part of the state and with 1,223 inhabitants according to the 1901 Census of India. The northern half of Mongsit was irrigated by the Nam Teng and the southern by the Nam Pawn.[2]
Rulers
editThe rulers of Mongsit bore the title of Myoza.[3]
Myozas
edit- 1816 - 18.. ....
- 18.. - 1857 Sao Haw Pik
- 1857 - 18.. Hkun Kyaw San
- 18.. - 1873 Hkun Lu
- 1873 - 1876 Nang Li (f)
- 1873 - 1876 Hkam Yi -Regent (1st time)
- 1876 - 1880 Sao Leng Leong
- 1880 - 1883 Hkam Yi -Regent (2nd time)
- 1883 - .... Hkam Pwin (b. 1861 - d. ....)
References
edit- ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 408.
- ^ Ben Cahoon (2000). "World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
20°33′N 98°37′E / 20.550°N 98.617°E
