North Hsenwi

North Hsenwi
State of the Shan States
1888–1959

North Hsenwi in a map of the Shan States
Area 
• 1901
6,330 km2 (2,440 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
118,325
History 
• Hsenwi split into two states
1888
• Abdication of the last ruler
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hsenwi
Shan State

North Hsenwi was a Shan state in the Northern Shan States in what is today Burma.[1] The capital was Lashio town which was also the headquarters of the superintendent of the Northern Shan State. North Hsenwi, with an area of 6330 m², had a population in 1901 of 118,325 persons and an estimated revenue of £6000.[2]

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