South Hsenwi

South Hsenwi
State of the Shan States
1888–1959

South Hsenwi in a map of the Shan States
CapitalMongyai
Area 
• 1901
2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
67,836
History 
• Hsenwi split into two states
1888
• Abdication of the last ruler
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hsenwi
Shan State

South Hsenwi was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma.[1] The capital was Mongyai town which had a population of about 2000 in the 19th century.

South Hsenwi had an area of 2400 m2 and a population of 67,836 in 1901; its estimated revenue was £4800.[2]

  1. ^ "WHKMLA : History of the Shan States". 18 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India