Hsipaw State
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This article is about one of the former Shan States. For the present-day administrative division, see Hsipaw Township. For the town, see Hsipaw.
Hsipaw (Shan: သီႇပေႃႉ), also known as Thibaw (Burmese: သီပေါနယ်), was a Shan state[1] in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.
Quick Facts သီပေါမြို့ ဝဵင်းသီႇပေႃႉ, Capital ...
Hsipaw State သီပေါမြို့ ဝဵင်းသီႇပေႃႉ | |||||||||
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Mong of the Shan States | |||||||||
16th century–1959 | |||||||||
Hsipaw State (beige, near the upper left) in a map of the Shan States | |||||||||
Capital | Hsipaw | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
8,188 km2 (3,161 sq mi) | |||||||||
Population | |||||||||
200,000 | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Bayinnaung's sovereignty acknowledged | 16th century | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Myanmar |
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