Hsipaw
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Hsipaw သီပော္ Thibaw |
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Hsipaw | |
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Country | Burma |
Admin. division | Shan State |
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- Religions | Buddhism |
Hsipaw (Burmese: သီပော္; also known as Thibaw), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is 200 km (124 mi) northeast of Mandalay.
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In the 1890s Christian missionaries laboured in Thibaw. One missionary martyr of Thibaw is commemorated in the books The missionary martyr of Thibaw: A brief record of the life and consecrated missionary labours of Charles William Lambert in upper Burmah. His death is commemorated by a headstone in Charlton Cemetery, London SE4.