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This article is about the town. For the present-day administrative division, see Mong Kung Township. For the former Shan princely state, see Mongkung State. Town in Shan State, Burma
Mong Kung မိူင်းၵိုင်
မိုင်းကိုင်
Town
Mong Kung is located in MyanmarMong KungMong KungLocation in Burma
Coordinates: 21°36′30″N 97°31′50″E / 21.60833°N 97.53056°E / 21.60833; 97.53056
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictLoilen District
TownshipMong Kung Township
Elevation1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Kung, Mongkung, Mongkaung or Möngkung (Burmese: မိုင်းကိုင်; Shan: မိူင်းၵိုင်) is a town in Shan State some 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Mandalay. It is the capital of Mong Kung Township, Myanmar.

Etymology

The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan, and has been transliterated into Burmese as Maingkaing.

History

During British Burma, Mong Kung was the capital of Mongkung State of the Southern Shan States, with an area of 1,642 square miles (4,250 km). It was bounded on the north by Hsi Paw; on the east by Mong Tung, Kehsi Mansam and Mong Nawng; on the south by Lai Hka; and on the west by the western range of the Shan Hills and Lawk Sawk.

Mong Kung has had a turbulent and unstable history. It was described by Sir Charles Haukes Todd during the colonial period as: ...a State blessed with very fertile soil and good streams. But here also local dissension and Burman interference had brought ruin.

In the popular Shan folktale Khun San Law and Nan Oo Pyin, Mong Kung is the hometown of the female character, Nan Oo Pyin.

More recently the area has been ravaged by conflicts between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army.

References

  1. "Forbidden Glimpses of Shan State" (PDF). Shan Women’s Action Network. November 2009.
  2. The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
  3. "Shans in Publications: Using Library Bibliographic Information as a Tool of Searching Shan Representations, Their Ethnic Consciousness and the Current Situation Surrounding Shan Language". CSEAS Newsletter.
  4. "Southern Shan State". Thailand Burma Border Consortium. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.

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Shan State
Capital: Taunggyi
East Shan State
Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
Laukkaing Districtsee Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Mu Se District
Hopang Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Matman Districtsee Wa Self-Administered Division
Mongmit District
Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Langkho District
Loilen District
Taunggyi District
Danu Self-Administered Zone
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
Main cities and towns
- also part of Kyaukme District; - also part of Hopang District; - also part of Matman District


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