Polity Hsenwi (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Hsenwi (Princely State) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After the pacification of modern-day eastern Burma, the British created the Federated Shan States, giving all the former Burmese vassals the status of Princely State.

Establishment

  • 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.

Chronology

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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.

Disestablishment

  • January 1889: The British colonial administration divided Hsenwi into two states.

Selected Sources

  • Yawnghwe, C.T. (2010): The Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-76