Mongkawng

Mongkawng State
(Möngkawng)
State of the Shan States
1215–1796

Mogaung (Mongkawng) in a map of the Toungoo Kingdom
CapitalMogaung
History 
• Möngkawng state established
1215
• Annexed by the Kingdom of Burma
1796
Succeeded by
Taungoo Dynasty
Today part ofMyitkyina District, Myanmar

Mogaung (Burmese: မိုးကောင်း) or Möngkawng (Tai Nüa: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥩᥒᥰ; Chinese: 孟拱) was a Shan state in what is present-day Myanmar. It was an outlying territory, located away from the main Shan State area in present-day Kachin State. The state existed until 1796. The main town was Mogaung (Mong Kawng).