Namhsan
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  Namhsan Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′54″N 97°9′48″E / 22.96500°N 97.16333°ECategory:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-administered zone |  Pa Laung |
| Township | Namhsan Township |
| Control |  Ta'ang National Liberation Army |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Ethnicities | Palaung |
| • Religions | Buddhism Hinduism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Namhsan (Burmese: နမ့်ဆန်မြို့Category:Articles containing Burmese-language text; Palaung: Om-yar; Chinese: Category:Articles containing Chinese-language text南散), also spelt Nam Hsan, Namsan, or Nam San, is the capital of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone and Namhsan Township in northern Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The town is a popular starting point for trekking to Hsipaw.
Besides its Palaung residents, the town is also populated by Karen, Lisu, and Shan ethnic tribal groups, as well as Indian and Chinese residents.
History
During British rule in Burma (Myanmar), Namhsan was the capital of Tawngpeng State, a Palaung substate of the Shan States in British Burma; and the only Palaung kingdom in the former Shan States. The people of the town were predominantly of the Ka-tur (Samlong) tribe.[1] The people of the tribe are often referred to as the Golden Palaung (Shwe Palaung) because of their coloured belts.[2] Historically, they wore silver belts for special occasions, but aluminum has since been used instead.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from December 2023[citation needed]
Their language is called Shwe, a language variant that is only partially intelligible by other Palaungic language speakers. [3] In Shwe, Namhsan means trembling waters and the town is thought to be named that way because it is situated on a marsh which gets flooded during heavy rains. During the 1920s and 1930s, the town prospered from the presence of silver mines and the tea grown in the area. The tribe was heavily studied by anthropologist Mrs. Leslie Milne.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from December 2023[citation needed]
On 15 December 2023 the town fell under the control of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebel group after two weeks of fighting against the military junta State Administration Council (SAC).[4]
References
- ↑ Milne, Mrs. Leslie (1924) The Home of an Eastern Clan: A study of the Palaungs of the Shan states Clarendon Press, Oxford, England, OCLC 5226811
- ↑ Marshall, Andrew (2002) The Trouser People: a story of Burma-in the shadow of the Empire Counterpoint, Washington, D.C., ISBN 1-58243-120-5
- ↑ "Overview of the Shwe De'ang" Archived 2013-06-17 at the Wayback MachineCategory:Webarchive template wayback links Asiaharvest.org, last accessed 5 October 2010
- ↑ "Myanmar rebels seize town from military junta despite China-backed ceasefire". France 24. 2023-12-16. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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