This article is about one of the former Shan States. For the present-day administrative division, see Hsipaw Township. For the town, see Hsipaw.
Hsipaw State
သီပေါမြို့ ဝဵင်းသီႇပေႃႉ
Mong of the Shan States
16th century–1959
Hsipaw State (beige, near the upper left) in a map of the Shan States
Capital
Hsipaw
Area
• 1891 Census of India
8,188 km2 (3,161 sq mi)
Population
• 1891 Census of India
200,000
History
• Bayinnaung's sovereignty acknowledged
16th century
• Abdication of the last Saopha
1959
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ava Kingdom
Shan State
Today part of
Myanmar
Hsipaw (Shan: သီႇပေႃႉ), also known as Thibaw (Burmese: သီပေါနယ်), was a Shan state[1] in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Thibaw" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 846–847.
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