Kingdom of Pong
| Kingdom of Pong | |
|---|---|
| Legendary kingdom of the Shan States | |
| 1st century–18th century (allegedly) | |
1917 map of the Burmese Shan States with Mogaung in the upper left corner | |
| Capital | Mogaung |
| History | |
• Legendary founding | 1st century |
• Disestablished | 18th century (allegedly) |
The Kingdom of Pong, or Pong Kingdom, was a legendary Shan kingdom mentioned in Manipuri histories. When references to the kingdom were first discovered by Western historians, some scholars believed it was a powerful ancient Shan kingdom, previously unknown to the world. However, many modern scholars believe that it was never a separate kingdom and was simply a generic term for the regions inhabited by Shan people, which was later confounded with the Shan histories of Möng Mao and Möng Kawng.
It was bounded on the north by the mountain ranges that divide present-day Myanmar and Assam State (Patkai Hills) in the south by Khampat, reaching to Yunnan in the east and the Chin Hills in the west. Its capital was Mogaung, known by the Shan people as Möng Kawng.