Wuntho

This article is about the native state in Burma. For other uses, see Wuntho (disambiguation).

Wuntho
Wying Hsö
ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်
?–1892
1917 map of the Burmese Shan States when Wuntho had already been annexed to the British territories
StatusDistrict of Möng Yang (?–1557)
CapitalWuntho
History 
• Established
?
• State merged into Katha District
1892
Area
(estimate)6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Population
• (estimate)
150,000
 Succeeded by
Wuntho Township

Wuntho (Burmese: ဝန်းသို), also known as Wying Hsö (Shan: ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်), was a Shan state in Upper Burma. It had an area of around 6,200 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) with 150,000 inhabitants and lay midway between the Ayeyarwady River and Chindwin Rivers.

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