Chiang Khaeng Explained

Conventional Long Name:Chiang Khaeng
Common Name:Kengcheng
Nation:the Shan States
Subdivision:State
Year Start:15th century
Event Start:Foundation of the state
Year End:1896
Event End:Division of the state
P1:Chiang Hung
S1:Kengtung State
S2:Muang Sing
Flag S1:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag S2:Flag of France.svg
Image Map Caption:Chiang Khaeng (brown) in 1892

Chiang Khaeng (;), also known as Kengcheng or Kyaingchaing, was one of the Shan states. In 1896, part of Keng Cheng was incorporated into the neighbouring state of Kengtung in what is today Burma, and the other part, which is now in Laos, went to French Indochina.[1]

History

According to tradition, Chiang Khaeng was founded by Cao Fa Dek Nòi, a young prince of Chiang Hung who had been exiled from the state with a group of followers. Although there is no reliable data on the exact date of its founding, it most likely occurred in the 15th century. By the beginning of the 16th century, Chiang Khaeng had become a vassal state of Lan Na. Chiang Khaeng was conquered by King Bayinnaung in 1558 and made into a vassal state of Burma.[2]

The original capital of Chiang Khaeng was located on the eastern bank of the Mekong river near its confluence with the Luai river. In 1858, Old Chiang Khaeng was abandoned and the capital was moved to Möng Yu. In 1885, the capital was moved to Muang Sing.

Chiang Khaeng remained a tributary state of the kingdoms of Burma until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty.[3]

In 1896, Chiang Khaeng was divided between British Burma and French Indochina with the Mekong as a border. The districts of the Cis-Mekong part of the state were merged with Kengtung State and the eastern districts, now the Muang Sing area, went first to Siam and then to the French. The limit between Kengtung and China was demarcated by an Anglo-Chinese commission in 1898–1899.[4]

Sir George Scott mentioned the following about the Keng Cheng Myosa:[5]

Rulers

The rulers of Chiang Khaeng had the title Ngwegunhmu and by, it changed to Myoza.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Scott. James George. Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. Hardiman. John Percy. AMS Press. 1901. 978-0-404-16860-5. 3. en.
  2. Grabowsky . Volker . 1999 . lntoduction to the History of Müang Sing (Laos) prior to French Rule : the Fate of a Lü Principality . Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient . 86 . 1 . 233–291 . 10.3406/befeo.1999.3413.
  3. Book: Simms, Sanda. The Kingdoms of Laos. 2013-10-11. Routledge. 978-1-136-86330-1. en.
  4. Web site: Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy. Encyclopedia Britannica. en. 2020-05-31.
  5. Scott, James George, Sir. 1934. Scott Collection: Views in Keng Tung and the Wild Wa Country.
  6. Web site: Shan and Karenni States. World Statesmen.org. 2020-05-31.

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