Polity Kenglon (Burma)

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Was a Shan State and a vassal of Burma in modern-day Eastern Burma.

Establishment

  • January 1858: Kenglon became independent from the state of Hsenwi in 1857.

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 1886: The Shan States and Karenni States became princely states of the British Empire after the defeat of Burma in the Anglo-Burmese Wars.

Selected Sources

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