Mong Lem
Appearance
Mong Lem State | |
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State of the Shan States under the suzerainty of China | |
bf. 14th century–late 19th century | |
Mong Lem in a 1910 map including the Chinese Shan States | |
History | |
• Mong Lem state established | bf. 14th century |
• Annexed by China | late 19th century |
Today part of | Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County, China |
Mong Lem or Mönglem (also known as Meng-lian in Chinese) was a Shan state in of what is today the Menglian Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of the Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan region, China.[1]
History
Mong Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and Küngma (Köng-ma). It was a tributary both of Kingdom of Burma and China until the late 19th century when the British signed an agreement that made the Chinese Shan states become part of China.[2]
The rulers of the state bore the title saopha.
See also
References
- ^ Meng-lian Chief's Office (孟璉長官司)
- ^ Henry Rodolph Davies, Yün-nan: The Link Between India and the Yangtze, p. 91]