Hsipaw
Sign in to saveHsipaw (; Tai Nuea: ᥔᥤᥴ ᥙᥨᥝᥳ), also known as Thibaw (), is the principal town of Hsipaw Township in Shan State, Myanmar on the banks of the Duthawadi River. It is north-east of Mandalay. Hsipaw contains 11 wards, including South PanTein Ward, North PanTein Ward, Shwe Kyaung Ward, Taungmyo Ward, Oakkyin Ward, Western Ward, Downtown (Myolae) Ward, Bootar Ward, Zay Ward, and Zatsuu Ward.
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- Town
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- သီပေါမြို့
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- Hsipaw
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- Hsipaw
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- ဝဵင်းသီႇပေႃႉ
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- Myanmar
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Hsipaw Township
- Population
- +50100
- Elevation
- +425
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
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Hsipaw (; Tai Nuea: ᥔᥤᥴ ᥙᥨᥝᥳ), also known as Thibaw (), is the principal town of Hsipaw Township in Shan State, Myanmar on the banks of the Duthawadi River. It is north-east of Mandalay. Hsipaw contains 11 wards, including South PanTein Ward, North PanTein Ward, Shwe Kyaung Ward, Taungmyo Ward, Oakkyin Ward, Western Ward, Downtown (Myolae) Ward, Bootar Ward, Zay Ward, and Zatsuu Ward.
==History== The capital of Hsipaw was originally On Baung. From the 1450s, it was a faithful vasal of the Kingdom of Ava (1364-1527). After the fall of the latter before the Shans, a prince of On Baung, Sao Hkun Möng, was crowned King of Ava (1543-1546). A few decades later, King Bayinnaung, who reigned in Hanthawaddy kingdom, sent an army against On Baung, whose prince, like the other Shan princes, had to recognize his sovereignty to keep his throne (1557). The shans also had to cede part of their states, including Mogok, but the prince of On Baung obtained confirmation of his pre-eminence over the other shans princes.