According to legend there had been a predecessor state. Möng Pan was founded in 1637, but little is known of the history of the state before the times of
British Burma. In 1889 the British formed the 1889-90
Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission, in order to solve the difficulties with Siam concerning the trans-Salween dependencies of
Mawkmai, Möng Pan, and
Karenni. This commission however, would not be successful for Siam declined to join it at the last moment. Nevertheless, the commission went ahead despite the lack of agreement from the Siamese government and brought about the partition of these tracts and their incorporation into British Burma. British troops forced the Siamese garrisons to withdraw from the territories of the trans-Salween that were deemed not to belong to Siam. Finally the demarcation of the new frontier was carried out by the joint 1892-3 Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission. Between December 1943 and 1945 the occupying Japanese allowed the government of
Siam to annex all four districts of Möng Pan east of the Salween as part of the
Saharat Thai Doem territory —together with
Kengtung State.
Rulers The rulers of Möng Pan bore the title of
Saopha after 1867; their ritual style was
Kambawsa Mahawuntha Thirdamaraza.
Myozas • 1637 - .... Tawk La • .... - .... Twak Hkam • .... - .... Twak Twe • .... - .... Op La • .... - .... Hkun Som • .... - .... Shwe Tong • .... - .... Sai U • .... - .... Sai Nyo • .... - 1809 Naw Hkam (d. 1809) • 1809 - 1823 Mana Ne Myo (d. 1823) • 1823 - 1858 Maung Shwe Hkam (d. 1858) • 1858 - 1867 Hkun Tun U (d. 1886)
Saophas • 1867 - 1886 Hkun Tun U (s.a.) • 1886 - 1918 Hkun Num Leng (b. 1869 - d. 1918) • 1918 - 1952 Hkun On ==See also==