yawnghwe

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this nation you can find it here: All Statistics

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

• Yawnghwe
• Yawnghwe (Burma)
• Yawnghwe (Princely State)

Establishment

• January 1360: In 1359, the Yawnghwe state was founded with the ritual name Kambosarattha. This territory was located in present-day Myanmar.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Anglo-Indian Wars

Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

1.1. Anglo-Burmese Wars

Were a series of wars between the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. After the third and last war, Burma was annexed to British India.

1.1.1. Third Anglo-Burmese War

Was the last of a series of wars between the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Burma was annexed to British India.

• 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.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1558: Bayinnaung of Burma conquered all of Shan States in a series of military campaigns from 1556 to 1557.
• January 1637: In 1636, the Samka state was founded in Burma by King Thalun. The state was established as a vassal state of the Taungoo Empire, with its capital located in Samka (modern-day Thayet).
• 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
• Yawnghwe, C.T. (2010): The Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-76