Saopha

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Saopha (in Burmese, Sawbwa) was a title used by the rulers of about twenty of the Shan states of northeastern Burma, presently Myanmar. The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages. According to local chronicles, some dynasties of saophas date from as early as the 2nd century; however, the earlier sections of these chronicles are generally agreed to be legendary. [1]

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  1. ^ Pinkaew Leungaramsri. - Women, Nation, and the Ambivalence of Subversive Identification along the Thai-Burmese Border - Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia 21:1. muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
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