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Name: lawksawk

Type: Cluster

Start: 1631 AD

End: 1948 AD

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  • Lawksawk
  • Lawksawk (Princely State)
  • Establishment


  • January 1631: Lawksawk State was founded in 1630.
  • Chronology


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    1. Ten Great Campaigns


    Were a series of military campaigns launched by the Qing dynasty of China in the mid-late 18th century during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

    1.1.Sino-Burmese War

    Was a war between Qing China and the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. The war consisted of a series of unsuccesful Chinese invasions of Burma.

    1.1.1.Second invasion (Sino-Burmese War)

    Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the third of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

  • January 1768: Burmese commander Ne Myo Sithu retook the city of Bhamo.

  • 1.1.2.Third Chinese invasion of Burma

    Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the second of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

    1.1.2.1.Chinese Attack

    Was the Chinese invasion of Burma in 1767.

  • November 1767: Qing general Mingrui's main army occupied the Shan states of Hsenwi and Hsipaw.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1886: The Shan States and Karenni States became princely states of the British Empire after the defeat of Burma in the Anglo-Burmese Wars.

  • January 1948: When Burma gained independence in 1948, the Shan States became part of the Union of Burma.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1948: When Burma gained independence in 1948, the Shan States became part of the Union of Burma.
  • Selected Sources


  • Ricklefs, M.C. / Lockhart, B. / Lau. A. / Reyes,P. / Aung-Thwin, M. (2010). A New History of Southeast Asia, London (UK), p. 326
  • Thet, K. (1962): History of Union of Burma, Yangon (Myanmar), pp. 310-314
  • Yawnghwe, C.T. (2010): The Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-76
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