Mong Pan

Mong Pan
Town
Mong Pan

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 20°19′10″N 98°21′45″E / 20.31944°N 98.36250°E / 20.31944; 98.36250Coordinates: 20°19′10″N 98°21′45″E / 20.31944°N 98.36250°E / 20.31944; 98.36250
Country  Burma
State Shan State
District Loilem District
Township Mong Pan Township
Elevation 815 m (2,674 ft)
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Mong Pan, Mongpan[1] or Möngpan is a town and seat of Mong Pan Township in the southern Shan State of Burma. To the south it borders Mae Hong Son Province in Thailand and lies west of the Salween River. It lies along National Road 45.

History

This town was formerly the residence of the Sawbwa of Mongpan State. The four districts of Möng Tang, Möng Hang, Möng Kyawt and Möng Hta, located to the south on the east bank of the Salween belonged to the Cis-Salween Sawbwa of Möngpan. In 1888 there was trouble owing to the action of Siam, who attempted to take possession of them. Siamese troops were posted in the four districts. Siam also claimed a further district, Möng Hsat, but posted no troops there.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
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