Kandarawadi Palace

Kandarawadi Palace
ကန္ဒရဝတီဟော်နန်း
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General information
AddressLoikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar
Coordinates19°40′08″N 97°12′14″E / 19.669°N 97.204°E / 19.669; 97.204

Kandarawadi Palace, also known as the Kandarawadi Haw (Burmese: ကန္ဒရဝတီဟော်နန်း), is the former residence of the local ruler of Kandarawadi, a small principality in modern-day Myanmar (Burma). It is the last remaining palace in Kayah State to survive World War II.[1]

History

Kandarawadi Palace was built between 1912 and 1916 by Sao Khun Li.[1][2] The palace was built in a mixture of British, Indian, and Burmese architectural styles.[1]

During World War II, the palace was relatively unscathed, unlike other palaces in the region.[2]

The last chieftain to occupy the palace was Sao Lawi.[1] After his death in 1987, his children, Sao Lapor and Sao Kemawadi inherited the palace.[1] They donated the palace in 1994 in order to establish a monastic school, which is now called Thiri Mingalabon Monastery (သီရိမင်္ဂလာပုံ ကျောင်း), locally known as the "Hawgyi Monastery."[2][1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Myat, Zaw Lin (2016). "Heritage in the Myanmar Frontier: Shan State, Haws, and Conditions for Public Participation". Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. doi:10.7916/D8X34XKR.
  2. ^ a b c မြတ်စုမွန် (2014-10-09). "စောဖျာတို့ရဲ့ ဌာနေက လွိုင်ကော်ဟော်နန်း". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese).
  3. ^ "ကန္တာရဝတီဟော်နန်း". Winnet Myanmar (in Burmese). Retrieved 2023-12-28.