| Manglon | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely State of the Shan States | |||||||||
| 1814–1959 | |||||||||
 Manglon and the Wa States in a map of the Shan States | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1911 | 7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1911 | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Historical era | British Raj | ||||||||
• Manglon becomes tributary to Hsenwi State | 1814 | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||||
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Mang Lon, Manglon, Manglun, Manglön,[1][self-published source] or Mang Lön[2] a state in the northern Shan states of Myanmar, was formerly the chief state of the Wa people.[2] It is a mountainous territory, including the valleys of the Salween and its tributary the Nam Hka. It had an approximate area of 7770 km2 and its estimated population in 1911 was 40,000.
Mang Lon state extended from about 21° 30′ to 23° N., or for 100 miles, along the river Salween, which divided the state into East and West Mang Lon. The inhabitants of East Manglon were Was, while West Manglon was mostly inhabited by Shan people.[2]
- ^ Gordon Young, Journey From Banna: My Life, Times, and Adventures, Xlibris, Corp. (April 6, 2012)
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 571–572.