Mong Kung
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Etymology
The name "Mong Kung" means "town producing horse saddlery" in Shan, and has been transliterated into Burmese as Maingkaing.[1]
History
During British Burma, Mong Kung was the capital of Mongkung State of the Southern Shan States, with an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It was bounded on the north by Hsi Paw; on the east by Mong Tung, Kehsi Mansam and Mong Nawng; on the south by Lai Hka; and on the west by the western range of the Shan Hills and Lawk Sawk.
Mong Kung has had a turbulent and unstable history. It was described by Sir Charles Haukes Todd during the colonial period as: ...a State blessed with very fertile soil and good streams. But here also local dissension and Burman interference had brought ruin.[2]
In the popular Shan folktale Khun San Law and Nan Oo Pyin, Mong Kung is the hometown of the female character, Nan Oo Pyin.[3]
More recently the area has been ravaged by conflicts between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and the Burmese Army.[4]
References
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External links
- "Mongkaung Township - Shan State"Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Map, 14 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- Rinderpest in Burma statistics
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