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Name: chiefdom of kokang

Type: Cluster

Start: 1740 AD

End: 1897 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Chiefdom of Kokang
  • Chiefdom of Kokang (Qing)
  • Establishment


  • January 1740: The Chiefdom of Kokang was officially founded in 1739 by Yang Shien-tsai, marking the beginning of his reign. This territory is located in the green area on the map.
  • 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.
  • January 1768: Battle of Goteik Gorge: The Chinese victory cleared the way for the main Chinese army to Ava, the Burmese capital.

  • 1.1.2.2.Burmese counter-attack

    Was the Burmese counterattack against the Chinese invasion of 1767.

  • April 1768: In early 1768 two Burmese armies led by Maha Thiha Thura and Ne Myo Sithu succeeded in retaking Hsenwi.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1841: In 1840, Yang Guohua was given the title "the Hereditable Magistrate of Guogan County" by the Chinese Qing dynasty.

  • February 1897: After China relinquished jurisdiction, Kokang came under British protection.

  • Disestablishment


  • February 1897: After China relinquished jurisdiction, Kokang came under British protection.
  • Selected Sources


  • Thet, K. (1962): History of Union of Burma, Yangon (Myanmar), pp. 310-314
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