Chiang Tung region of Myanmar

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The Chiang Tung region of Myanmar, also known as Kengtung, is a historically significant area in eastern Shan State characterized by its Tai Khün culture and its location near the borders of Thailand, Laos, and China.

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Chiang Tung region of Myanmar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeCenter Kengtung ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chiang Tung ⓘ
Kengtung ⓘ
Kengtung region ⓘ
linked to: Kengtung
borderRegionOf Myanmar ⓘ
colonialStatus princely state under British suzerainty ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
dominantEthnicGroup Tai Khün people ⓘ
ethnicCulture Tai Khün ⓘ
hasCapital Kengtung ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Chinese culture ⓘ
Lao culture ⓘ
Thai culture ⓘ
hasMinorityGroups Akha people ⓘ
Lahu people ⓘ
Palaung people ⓘ
Wa people ⓘ
hasReligion Buddhism ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Lanna cultural sphere ⓘ
Tai states of the Shan plateau ⓘ
historicalLanguage Tai Khün language ⓘ
historicalPolity Kengtung State ⓘ
historicalSignificance important Tai Khün cultural center ⓘ
strategic crossroads between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and China ⓘ
localLanguage Shan language ⓘ
Tai Khün language ⓘ
locatedIn Shan State ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
eastern Shan State ⓘ
linked to: eastern Shan States

eastern highlands of Myanmar ⓘ
locatedNearBorderWith China ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
modernAdministrativeUnit Kengtung District ⓘ
linked to: Kengtung State

Kengtung Township ⓘ
partOf Union of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
regionType upland basin ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
traditionalEconomy cross-border trade ⓘ
upland farming ⓘ
wet-rice agriculture ⓘ
wasPartOf Shan States ⓘ
wasUnderInfluenceOf Siam ⓘ
wasUnderSovereigntyOf British Burma ⓘ
linked to: Colony of Burma

Kingdom of Burma ⓘ

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Chiang Mai Province → borders → Chiang Tung region of Myanmar ⓘ