Mong Lem

Mong Lem or Mönglem (also known as Meng-lian in Chinese) was a Shan state in of what is today the Menglian Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of the Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan region, China.[1]

Mong Lem State
State of the Shan States under the suzerainty of China
bf. 14th century–late 19th century

Mong Lem in a 1910 map including the Chinese Shan States
History 
 Mong Lem state established
bf. 14th century
 Annexed by China
late 19th century
Today part ofMenglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County, China

History

Mong Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and Küngma (Köng-ma). It was a tributary both of Kingdom of Burma and China until the late 19th century when the British signed an agreement that made the Chinese Shan states become part of China.[2]

The rulers of the state bore the title saopha.

See also

References

  1. Meng-lian Chief's Office (孟璉長官司)
  2. Henry Rodolph Davies, Yün-nan: The Link Between India and the Yangtze, p. 91]

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