Yawnghwe
| Nyaung Shwe ယွင်ႈႁူၺ်ႈ | |||||||||
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| Princely State of the Shan States | |||||||||
| 1359–1959 | |||||||||
Yawnghwe State in brown in a map of the Shan States | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 95,339 | ||||||||
| Historical era | British Raj | ||||||||
• Foundation of the city of Yawnghwe | 1359 | ||||||||
• Abdication of the last Saopha | 1959 | ||||||||
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Yawnghwe (Shan: ယွင်ႈႁူၺ်ႈ), known as Nyaungshwe (Burmese: ညောင်ရွှေ) in Burmese, was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. It was one of the most important of the Southern Shan States. Yawnghwe state included the Inle Lake. The administrative capital was Taunggyi, located in the northern part of the state. The Agent of the British government, the Superintendent of the Southern Shan States, resided at Taunggyi and the king's palace was at Yawnghwe.