Mawson (state)
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Mawson was a Shan state in the Myelat
region of what is today Burma. Its capital was Myogyi. Its population consisted of Danu
, Pa-O
, and Taungyo.
Myelat
Myelat is a region of the southern Shan State of Burma. Originally this would have comprised the smaller states typically ruled by "Myosas" or "Ngwegunhmus" , buffering the plains of Burma and the ethnic Shan states further east...
region of what is today Burma. Its capital was Myogyi. Its population consisted of Danu
Danu people
The Danu people are a sub-ethnic group of the Bamar, predominantly populating the areas near Pindaya Caves, in Shan State of Burma. They speak an archaic dialect of Burmese.-External links:*...
, Pa-O
Pa-O
The Pa-Oh form an ethnic group in Burma, comprising approximately 600,000. The Pa-Oh form the second largest ethnic group in Shan State, and are classified as part of the "Shan National Race" by the government, although they are believed to be of Tibeto-Burman stock, and are ethnolinguistically...
, and Taungyo.