Cluster lawksawk

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The Nation includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

Establishment

  • January 1631: Lawksawk State was founded in 1630.

Chronology

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1. Ten Great Campaigns

Were a series of military campaigns launched by the Qing dynasty of China in the mid-late 18th century during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

1.1. Sino-Burmese War

Was a war between Qing China and the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. The war consisted of a series of unsuccesful Chinese invasions of Burma.

1.1.1. Second invasion (Sino-Burmese War)

Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the third of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

  • January 1768: Burmese commander Ne Myo Sithu retook the city of Bhamo.

1.1.2. Third Chinese invasion of Burma

Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the second of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

1.1.2.1. Chinese Attack

Was the Chinese invasion of Burma in 1767.

  • November 1767: Qing general Mingrui's main army occupied the Shan states of Hsenwi and Hsipaw.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1886: The Shan States and Karenni States became princely states of the British Empire after the defeat of Burma in the Anglo-Burmese Wars.
  • January 1948: When Burma gained independence in 1948, the Shan States became part of the Union of Burma.

Disestablishment

  • January 1948: When Burma gained independence in 1948, the Shan States became part of the Union of Burma.

Selected Sources

  • Ricklefs, M.C. / Lockhart, B. / Lau. A. / Reyes,P. / Aung-Thwin, M. (2010). A New History of Southeast Asia, London (UK), p. 326
  • Thet, K. (1962): History of Union of Burma, Yangon (Myanmar), pp. 310-314
  • Yawnghwe, C.T. (2010): The Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-76