Polity Kyawkku (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Kyawkku (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. Events

  • 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