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Name: hsipaw

Type: Cluster

Start: 1501 AD

End: 1948 AD

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Hsipaw
  • Hsipaw (Burma)
  • Hsipaw (Princely State)
  • Establishment


  • January 1501: In 1500, the territory of Hsipaw acknowledged Bayinnaung's sovereignty. Bayinnaung was a powerful king of the Toungoo Dynasty in Burma, known for his military conquests and expansion of the empire. Hsipaw was a Shan state in present-day Myanmar.
  • 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.

  • 1.1.3.Fourth Qing invasion of Burma

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

  • November 1769: In 1769, the Qing Dynasty, under the leadership of Emperor Qianlong, sent troops south to Shwenyaungbin where they constructed a large fortress. This military occupation was part of the Qing Dynasty's expansion efforts in the region.
  • December 1769: The Burmese armies attacked the Chinese fort of Shwenyaungbin, which fell after a fierce battle.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1558: Bayinnaung of Burma conquered all of Shan States in a series of military campaigns from 1556 to 1557.

  • January 1754: Tawngpeng state was founded in 1753.

  • 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
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.35
  • 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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