Hsipaw State
| Ong Pawng–Hsipaw သီပေါမြို့ သီႇပေႃႉ | |||||||||
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| Möng of the Shan States | |||||||||
| c. 14th century–1959 | |||||||||
Hsipaw State (beige, near the upper left) in a map of the Shan States | |||||||||
| Capital | Hsipaw | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 8,188 km2 (3,161 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
| 200,000 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 14th century | ||||||||
• Bayinnaung's sovereignty acknowledged | 16th century | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Myanmar | ||||||||
Hsipaw, also spelled Thibaw, was a Shan state located in what is now Myanmar (Burma). It was also commonly known as Ong Pawng or Onbaung after an old capital. It was centered around the town of Hsipaw, and was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.