Kengcheng

This article is about the specific polity Kengcheng and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a Shan State and a vassal of Burma in modern-day Eastern Burma.

Establishment

January 1801: In 1800, the state of Kengcheng was founded in the Muang Sing area of northern Thailand and territories west to the Mekong River (now Burma). This state was established by local ruler Kengcheng, marking the beginning of a new political entity in the region.

January 1801: Mongyawng State was founded in the 18th century.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Bodawpaya

Expansion during the rule of Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty.

2. Burmese-Siamese Wars

Were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from the 16th to 19th centuries.

2.1.Burmese-Siamese War (1849-1855)

Was a military expeditions of the Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom against the Tai Khün State of Kengtung, which was under Burmese suzerainty.

January 1853: After suffering heavy losses, the Burmese were able to drive the invading Siamese out.

January 1853: The Siamese send two invading forces from Chiang Mai in Kengtung.

January 1855: The Siamese army occupied Kengtung.

June 1855: Faced with harsh mountainous terrain and a lack of resources, the invading Siamese had to evacuate Burma in May 1855.

Disestablishment

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.

Selected Sources

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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