Mogaung

Mogaung is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is situated on the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway line.HistoryMogaung or Möngkawng was the name and capital of a relatively major one of the petty Shan principalities. It was ruled by a saopha, since that state was founded, interrupted by Chinese imperial occupations in 1479-1483 and 1495-1495 and Burmese occupations in 1651-1742 and 1771-1775 until its annexation in 1796 by the Ava-based kingdom of Burma.Sources WorldStatesMen - Burma/Myanmar - Shan&Karen states (which lists the last rulers)