- Source: Monghsu
- Source: Mong Hsu
Monghsu 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
Monghsu became independent from Hsenwi in 1857 under a personal union with the neighbouring state of Mongsang. 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 Monghsu/Möngsang 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..)
References
External links
"Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states"
The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Mong Hsu is the principal town of Mong Hsu Township of Shan State.
History
It was the main town of one of the Shan States, Monghsu, known in ancient times as Hansawadi.
In early 1990s, there is a major discovery rubies near Mong Hsu. Within a few years, Mong Hsu rubies constituted over 95% of faceted rubies entering world market; however, they require considerable sophisticated treatment.
