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1947-FEB-07


British Commonwealth of Nations : BCN [British Colonial Empire] British Colony of BURMA FRONTIER AREAS Administration
(London an + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) (Rangoon ay)(Rangoon + Taunggyi + Lashio)

British Residency of the SOUTHERN SHAN STATES
[Myelat Region]

Flag or Logo since 1947-02-07
British Residency of the SOUTHERN SHAN STATES (en)
Emblem or Symbol

King George VI
(ruler of UNITED KINGDOM since 1936-12-11)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places: Taunggyi
(Taunggyi)
Official & national languages: English (en) .



19 Territories:

HOPONG Black Karen State of HOPONG  (Hopong)Local: HOPONG State (en) + Myoza HOPON : ဝေင်ꩻဟိုပုံ (blk) + Myoza HOPON : ႁူဝ်ပူင်း၊ ဝဵင် (shn) + HOPON Pyinaal : ဟိုပုံးပြည်နယ် (my)  (Hopong)
HSAMONGHKAM Shan State of HSAMONGHKAM  (Aungban)Local: Shan State of HSAMÖNGHKAM  (Aungban)
KEHSI MANSAM Shan State of KEHSI MANSAM  (Kehsi)Local: State of KEHSI MANSAM (en)  (Kehsi)
KENGHKAM Shan State of KENGHKAM  (Kenghkam)Local: Shan State of KENGHKAM  (Kenghkam)
KENGTUNG Shan State of KENGTUNG  (Kengtung)Local: KENGTUNG State (en) + KYAINGTUNG : ၵဵင်းတုင် (shn) + KYUNGTUM Rui : က္ယုိင္‌းတုံမ္ရုိ့ (my)  (Chiang Tung)
LAWKSAWK Shan State of LAWKSAWK  (Lawksawk)Local: State of LAWKSAWK (en) + YATSAUK (shn)  (Lawksawk)
LOILONG Black Karen State of LOILONG  (Pinlaung)Local: Black Karen State of LOILONG  (Pinlaung)
MAWKMAI Shan State of MAWKMAI  (Mawkmai)Local: Shan State of MAWKMAI  (Mawkmai)
MONGNAI Shan State of MONGNAI  (Mongnai)Local: Shan State of MÖNGNAI  (Mone)
MONGNAWNG Shan State of MONGNAWNG  (Mongnawng)Local: State of MÖNGNAWNG (en)  (Möngnawng)
MONGPAI Shan State of MONG PAI  (Mong Pai)Local: State of MÖNG PAI (en) + Saohpa MOBYE (pdu)  (Möng Pai)
MONGPAN Shan State of MONGPAN  (Mongpan)Local: Shan State of MONGPAN  (Mongpan)
MONGPAWN Shan State of MONGPAWN  (Mongpawn)Local: Shan State of MÖNGPAWN  (Mongpawn)
NAMHKOK Shan State of NAMHKOK  (Namhkok)Local: State of NAMHKOK (en)  (Namhkok)
NAUNGWAWN Shan State of NAUNGWAWN  (Naungwawn)Local: Shan State of NAUNGWAWN  (Naungwawn)
PANGTARA Shan State of PANGTARA  (Pangtara)Local: Shan State of PANGTARA  (Pangtara)
POILA Shan State of POILA  (Poila)Local: State of POILA (en)  (Pwehla)
YAWNGHWE Shan State of YAWNGHWE  (Yawnghwe)Local: State of YAWNGHWE (en) + Saohpa NYAUNGYWE (shn)  (Yawnghwe)
YENGAN State of YENGAN  (Yengan)Local: State of YENGAN (en) + Ngwegunhmu YWANGAN (shn)  (Ye Ngan)






Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

KARENLAND Karen National Union : KNU  (Hpa-An)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

ARAKAN ARAKAN Division  (Akyab)
BAWLAKE Karenni State of BAWLAKE  (Bawlake)
BURMA British Colony of BURMA  (Rangoon ay)
COMMUNIST BURMA Communist Party of Burma : CPB  (Rangoon)
FREE ARAKAN Arakan People's Liberation Party : APLP  ((Akyab))
FRONTIER AREAS FRONTIER AREAS Administration  (Rangoon + Taunggyi + Lashio)
HOPANG Wa State in HOPANG  (Hopang)
HSIPAW Shan State of HSIPAW  (Hsipaw)
HSUM HSAI HSUM HSAI Sub-State  (Thonze)
KABAW VALLEY KABAW VALLEY Territory  (Moreh)
KANTARAWADDY Karenni State of KANTARAWADDY  (Kantarawaddy)
KARENLAND Karen National Union : KNU  (Hpa-An)
KARENNI Karenni National Organization : KNO  (Bawlake)
KARENNI STATES Princely States of KARENNI STATES  (Loikaw)
KOKANG Sub-State of KOKANG [under British Protection]  (Kungkeng)
KUNLONG Wa State in KUNLONG  (Kunlong)
KYEBOGYI Karenni State of KYEBOGYI  (Kyebogyi)
MANGLON Princely State of MANGLON  (Takut)
MAW HPA Wa Sub-State of MAW HPA  (Maw Hpa)
MONGHSU MONG HSU Sub-State  (Monghsu)
MONGLONG MONGLONG Sub-State  (Monglong)
MONGMIT Shan State of MONGMIT  (Mongmit)
MONGTUNG Shan State of MONGTUNG  (Mongtung)
MOT HAI Wa Sub-State of MOT HAI  (Mot Hai)
NGEKTING State of Manglon : NGEKTING  (Takut)
NORTH HSENWI Shan State of NORTH HSENWI  (Hsenwi)
NORTHERN SHAN STATES British Residency of the NORTHERN SHAN STATES  (Lashio)
PEOPLE'S VOLUNTEER People's Volunteer Organisation : PVO  (Rangoon)
RED BURMA Red Flag Communist Party Burma : RFCP  (Rangoon)
SAMKA SAMKA State  (Samka)
SINGKALING HKAMTI Shan State of SINGKALING HKAMTI  (Singkaling Hkamti)
SOUTH HSENI Shan State of SOUTH HSENWI  (Mong Yai)
SOUTH HSENWI Shan State of SOUTH HSENWI  (Mong Yai)
TAUNPENG TAUNPENG State  (Namhsan)
TENASSERIM TENASSERIM Division  (Moulmein)
THATON Shan State of THATON  (Thaton)
THIBAW Hsipaw State : THIBAW  (Hsipaw)
VINGNGUN VINGNGUN State  (Vingngun)
WA STATES WA STATES Group  (Takut + Hopang)
WHITE BURMA White Flag Communist Party of Burma : CPB  (Rangoon)

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