Burma/Myanmar/India: Shan and Karen princes at the Delhi Durbar, held in honour of Edward VII's coronation, 1903. Back row: Karen princes of Bawlakè, Gantarawadi and Kyebogyi. Front row: Shan princes of Mongpawn, Kengtung, Möngnai and Yawnghwe. Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa, was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). The word means 'king' in the Shan and Tai languages. In some ancient Chinese literature it was recorded as 詔 (pinyin: Zhào) for example Six Zhao and Nanzhao.

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