Myelat

Myelat
မြေလတ်
Historical region
Picture of people in Myelat taken by Sir George Scott (1851–1935).
Picture of people in Myelat taken by Sir George Scott (1851–1935).
A map of Shan State
A map of Shan State
CountryMyanmar
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
107,500

Myelat (Burmese: ‌မြေလတ်) is a historical region of the southwestern Shan State of Myanmar. Originally this region included some of the smaller states typically ruled by "Myosas" (chief of town) or "Ngwegunhmus" (silver revenue chief), buffering the plains of Burma and the ethnic Shan states further east.

The term "Myelat" is still in common use today, although the old political and administrative distinctions no longer apply.