Mong Mao (Burma)

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Was an ethnic Tai state that controlled several smaller Tai states or chieftainships along the frontier of what is now Myanmar, China, the states of Northeast India of Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh, principally set in the Dehong region of Yunnan with a capital near the modern-day border town of Ruili/Meng Mao. It was conquered by Burma in 1563.

Establishment

January 1564: Mong Mao conquered by Burma.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1572: In 1571, the remote hill states of Mohnyin and Mogaung, located in present-day Myanmar, revolted against the ruling authority. The territory of Mohnyin was eventually annexed by Mongyang, a neighboring region.

January 1582: King Nanda (r. 1581-99) of the Toungoo Empire was never able to establish firm control over Upper Burma and the surrounding Shan states.