Tawngpeng State

Tawngpeng (Loi Lung in Shan) was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. It belonged to the Northern Shan States. The capital was Namhsan (Om-yar).

History
The predecessor state was named Pappatasara. Not much is known about the history of the state before the 19th century, all that is available are legends.

Tawngpeng state was founded in 1753; it was the only Palaung kingdom in the former Shan States, the ruling family belonging to this ethnic group as well, although adopting the paraphernalia and the style of ethnic Shan rulers. The people of the area are predominantly of the Ka-tur (Samlong) tribe. The main industry of this mostly hilly state was tea production. Before British rule in Burma two successive saophas were executed and a further one was murdered.

Rulers
The rulers of Tawngpeng State bore the title Saopha.

Saophas

 * 1753 - 1760               Ta Dwe Ba                           (b. 1681 - d. 1760)
 * 1760 - 1764               Ba Hkun Mya                         (b. 1690 - d. 1764)
 * 1764 - 1775               Ba Hkun Saing                       (b. 1700 - d. 1775)
 * 1775 - 1781               Ba Dwe Taw                          (b. 1701 - d. 1781)
 * 1781                      Ba Loi Lio                          (b. 1745 - d. 1810)
 * 1781 - 1819               Ba Hkun Kein Möng                   (d. 1819)
 * 1819 - 1837               Ba Hkun Hso                         (b. 1748 - d. 1837)
 * 1837 - 1846               Ba Hkun Tan Möng                    (b. 1770 - d. 1846)
 * 1847 - 4 Sep 1858         Shwe Ok Hka (Shwe Taung Kyaw)
 * 1858 - 1861               Hkun Hsa (Ba Hkam Hkun Shinye)      (b. 1774 - d. 1865)
 * 1861                      Hkun Gya                            (d. 1861)
 * 1861 - 1865               Hkun Aung Hla                       (d. 1865)
 * 1865 - 1880               Hkam Kwan
 * 1880 - 1887               Hkun Hkam Möng (Hkam Mon)           (b. 1821 - d. 1887)
 * 1888 - 1895               Hkam Tan Möng (Hkun Kyan)           (d. 1895)
 * 1895 - 1926               Hkun Hsan Gawn                      (b. 1871 - d. 1926)
 * Aug 1926 - 1952           Hkun Pan Sing                       (b. 1894 - d. 1975)