Mong Lem

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Mong Lem State
State of the Shan States under the suzerainty of China
bf. 14th century–late 19th century
Shan States map section-Shans at home.(1910).jpg
Mong Lem in a 1910 map including the Chinese Shan States
History
History 
• Mong Lem state established
bf. 14th century
• Annexed by China
late 19th century
Today part ofMenglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County, China

Mong Lem or Mönglem (also known as Meng-lian in Chinese; Chinese: 孟連) 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]

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Mong Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and (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.

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  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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Coordinates: 22°18′N 99°25′E / 22.300°N 99.417°E / 22.300; 99.417

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