← Places & the world Places & the world · Accessible English

Möng Hsu

Former Shan State in Burma

1 min
estimated reading
5
complete sections
5.18
algorithmic grade estimate

Before you read

Use the article and the local dictionary together

The complexity label is calculated from sentence length and syllable estimates; it is guidance, not an assessment of you. Open any highlighted word below for its full local dictionary page.

Words
94
Native text
756 characters
Dictionary match
62%
Revision
1323564061 · 2025-11-22T14:26:05Z
Key vocabulary

Words to check before reading

Overview

Möng Hsu or Maingshu was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. The main river in the area was the Nam Pang.

History

Möng Hsu became independent from Hsenwi in 1857 under a personal union with the neighbouring state of Möng Sang. It was a tributary of Burma until 1887, when the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty. The residence of the Myoza was at Mong Hsu.

Rulers

The rulers of Möng Hsu/Möng Sang bore the title of Myoza, "duke" or chief of town.

Myozas

*1857 - 1879 Hkun Mon *1879 - 1901 Hkun Maha *1901 - 1917 Hkun Kyaw (b. 1845 - d. 1917) *1917 - 19.. Hkun Sao (Hkun Saw) (b. 1845 - d. 19..)

External links

*"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states" *The Imperial Gazetteer of India

Places & the world

Continue with related local reading