Mongpawn Palace

Mongpawn Palace
မိုင်းပွန်ဟော်နန်း
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General information
AddressMongpawn, Shan State, Myanmar
Coordinates20°48′50″N 97°27′25″E / 20.814°N 97.457°E / 20.814; 97.457

Mongpawn Palace, also known as the Mongpawn Haw (Shan: ႁေႃၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉမိူင်းပွၼ်) or Maingpun Haw (Burmese: မိုင်းပွန်ဟော်နန်း), is the former residence of the local ruler of Mongpawn State, a small principality in modern-day Myanmar (Burma). It is best known for being the residence of Sao San Htun, a national martyr who was assassinated in 1947, now commemorated as Martyrs' Day.[1][2]

History

The palace was built c. 1887 by Sao Khun Ti as a large wooden structure built atop stone stilts.[1][2]

The property fell into disuse after the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. For years, local monasteries attempted to raise funds to renovate the derelict palace.[1]

In 2020, the Burmese military announced plans to renovate the palace.[3] Renovations were completed on 5 February 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Renovations at Mongpawn Palace fall short of funds". Burma News International. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ ထက်နိုင်ဇော် (2020-09-28). "သိန္ဒီနှင့် မိုင်းပွန်ဟော်နန်းတို့ကို တပ်မတော်က ပြုပြင်ထိန်းသိမ်းပေးမည်". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese).
  4. ^ "Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspects reconstruction of Haw Palace (Haw Hkum Tsamvi) of Hsenwi Sawbwa Hkun Hsang Ton Hong". Myawaddy. 2023-04-09.