Hkamti Long (also known as Khamti Long; Chinese: 坎底), also known as Khandigyi (Burmese: ခန္တီးကြီး) was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It was an outlying territory, located by the Mali River, north of Myitkyina District, away from the main Shan State area in present-day Kachin State. The main town was Putao.
Hkamti Long in a map from In farthest Burma - the record of an arduous journey of exploration and research through the unknown frontier territory of Burma and Tibet (1921)
Hkamti Long began as an outlying territory of the Shan state of Mongkawng and was settled by the Hkamti, a sub-group of the Shan people. The name means "Great Place of Gold" in the Hkamti Khamti language.[1] It gathered seven small principalities: Lokhun, Mansi, Lon Kyein, Manse-Hkun, Mannu, Langdao, Mong Yak and Langnu which were under the Hkamti Long was beyond the borders of the British Mandalay Division and was never brought under direct British rule, after the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty.
Hkamti Long was visited by traveller Thomas Thornville Cooper, British Agent at Bhamo, where he was murdered in 1878;[2] later also by colonels Macgregor and Woodthorpe in 1884-1885, by Errol Gray in 1892-1893, and by Prince Henry of Orleans in 1893.[3]
Towards the end of the 19th century the inhabitants were still mostly Shan, but they ended up being absorbed or expelled by the Kachin people and other dominant ethnic groups of the region.[4]
Rulersedit
The rulers of Hkamti Long bore the title of Saopha.[5]
Saophasedit
c.1860 - c.1862 ...
c.1862 - 1910 San Nwe Cho (b. 1837 - d. 1910)
1910 - 1915 San Nwe No (b. 1855 - d. 1915)
13 Aug 1915 - 19.. Sao Hpa Hkan (b. c.1854 - d. 19..)
Referencesedit
^Burma Library - The Little Known Snow-Land of Myanmar
hkamti, long, also, known, khamti, long, chinese, 坎底, also, known, khandigyi, burmese, ခန, shan, state, what, today, burma, outlying, territory, located, mali, river, north, myitkyina, district, away, from, main, shan, state, area, present, kachin, state, main. Hkamti Long also known as Khamti Long Chinese 坎底 also known as Khandigyi Burmese ခန တ က was a Shan state in what is today Burma It was an outlying territory located by the Mali River north of Myitkyina District away from the main Shan State area in present day Kachin State The main town was Putao Hkamti LongState of the Shan States13th century 19 Hkamti Long in a map from In farthest Burma the record of an arduous journey of exploration and research through the unknown frontier territory of Burma and Tibet 1921 Area estimate 2 330 km2 900 sq mi Population estimate 11000HistoryHistory Conquered by Sam Long Hpa ruler of Mongkawng13th century Abdication of the last Saopha19 Succeeded byBritish Burma Contents 1 History 1 1 Rulers 1 1 1 Saophas 2 References 3 External linksHistory editHkamti Long began as an outlying territory of the Shan state of Mongkawng and was settled by the Hkamti a sub group of the Shan people The name means Great Place of Gold in the Hkamti Khamti language 1 It gathered seven small principalities Lokhun Mansi Lon Kyein Manse Hkun Mannu Langdao Mong Yak and Langnu which were under the Hkamti Long was beyond the borders of the British Mandalay Division and was never brought under direct British rule after the Shan states submitted to British rule after the fall of the Konbaung dynasty Hkamti Long was visited by traveller Thomas Thornville Cooper British Agent at Bhamo where he was murdered in 1878 2 later also by colonels Macgregor and Woodthorpe in 1884 1885 by Errol Gray in 1892 1893 and by Prince Henry of Orleans in 1893 3 Towards the end of the 19th century the inhabitants were still mostly Shan but they ended up being absorbed or expelled by the Kachin people and other dominant ethnic groups of the region 4 Rulers edit The rulers of Hkamti Long bore the title of Saopha 5 Saophas edit c 1860 c 1862 c 1862 1910 San Nwe Cho b 1837 d 1910 1910 1915 San Nwe No b 1855 d 1915 13 Aug 1915 19 Sao Hpa Hkan b c 1854 d 19 References edit Burma Library The Little Known Snow Land of Myanmar Cooper Thomas Thornville Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hkamti Long Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 540 541 Imperial Gazetteer of India v 13 p 158 Ben Cahoon 2000 World Statesmen org Shan and Karenni States of Burma Retrieved 21 December 2010 External links editThe Imperial Gazetteer of India Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states 27 19 N 97 25 E 27 317 N 97 417 E 27 317 97 417 nbsp This Burmese history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hkamti Long amp oldid 1173734622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
