| Lawksawk (Yatsawk) ရပ်စောက်နယ် | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of the Shan States | |||||||
| 1630–1959 | |||||||
 Lawksawk State in a map of the Shan States | |||||||
| Capital | Lawksawk | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 24,839 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• State founded | 1630 | ||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||
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Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk (Burmese: ရပ်စောက်)[1] was a Shan state in what is today Burma.[2] It was located north of Myelat and belonged to the Central Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Lawksawk town. The state included 397 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also Danu, Pa-O and Palaung people in the area.[3]
- ^ Lawksawk (Shan Princely State)
- ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 157.