Polity Wanmaw State

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Was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It was an outlying territory, located away from the main Shan State area in present-day Kachin State close to the border with China.

Establishment

  • January 1471: Wanmaw state established.

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: Wanmaw was occupied by Burma from 1767 to 1770.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • March 1527: The Confederation of Shan States was a group of Shan States that conquered the Ava Kingdom in 1527 and ruled Upper Burma until 1555. It originally consisted of Mohnyin, Mogaung, Bhamo, Momeik, and Kale.
  • January 1686: Wanmaw was occupied by Burma between 1669 and 1685.
  • January 1701: Wanmaw State conquered by Kingdom of Toungoo.
  • January 1743: Wanmaw State regained independence in 1742.
  • January 1771: End of Burmese occupation of Wanmaw.

Disestablishment

  • January 1773: Wanmaw was annexed by the Burmese Ava Kingdom in 1772.