Sao Shwe Thaik
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Sao Shwe Thaik was a Burmese politician who served as the first president of the Union of Burma and the last Saopha of Yawnghwe. His full royal title was Kambawsarahta Thiri Pawaramahawuntha Thudamara
Shwe Thaik in 1948
Shan people
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The Shan people, historically known as the Tai Long or Thai Yai, are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia. As the largest minority ethnic group in Myanmar, the Shan have historically coexisted
Sao Shwe Thaik
…the Union of Burma and the last Saopha of Yawnghwe. His full royal title was Kambawsarahta Thiri Pawaramahawuntha Thudamaraza. He was a well-respected Shan political figure in Burma. His residence in Nyaung Shwe (Yawnghwe), the Haw, is now the "Buddha Museum" and is open to the public. Born on 16 October…
Narng Sao Tai
1889 photograph of a Shan woman
Nam ngiao, a Shan dish
A Shan deer dance ceremony in the early 1900s