Lawksawk, also known as Yatsawk (Burmese: ရပ်စောက်)[1] was a Shan state in what is today Burma.[2] It was located north of Myelat and belonged to the Central Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Lawksawk town. The state included 397 villages and the population was mostly Shan, but there were also Danu, Pa-O and Palaung people in the area.[3]
Rulers (title Saopha)
Lawksawk State was founded in 1630. According to tradition a predecessor state named Rathawadi had existed previously in the area. Between 1881 and 1886 the state was attacked and occupied by Yawnghwe.[4]
Ceremonial Robe of the Saopha of Lawksawk, created in Yawnghwe around the year 1900
Lawksawk included the substate of Mongping (Möngping), located in the southeastern part and separated from Lawksawk State proper by the Nam Et River.[3]
Ritual style Kambawsa Rahta Maha Thiriwuntha Thudama.[5]
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