Burma . uaremiles. The name Stam is believed to be merely the French way of spellingS/ian ( Sciam ; a in fan). Shan is the Burmese name for the northern branchof the great race that calls itself Tat (free-men). The southern or Siamese branch the Burmans call Yodaya, the name of its ancient capital above Bangkok{Bangmik). The relations between Siam and Burma are at present very northern Shans who trade to Burma and who settle there divide into twobranches, the Yun, who wear their hair short like the Siamese, and to whom theUzimb6k are allied, and the Y6n, or Mune Shans, who wear thei

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Burma . uaremiles. The name Stam is believed to be merely the French way of spellingS/ian ( Sciam ; a in fan). Shan is the Burmese name for the northern branchof the great race that calls itself Tat (free-men). The southern or Siamese branch the Burmans call Yodaya, the name of its ancient capital above Bangkok{Bangmik). The relations between Siam and Burma are at present very northern Shans who trade to Burma and who settle there divide into twobranches, the Yun, who wear their hair short like the Siamese, and to whom theUzimb6k are allied, and the Y6n, or Mune Shans, who wear their long hairin a top-knot like the Burmans; they are the most warlike, and their rdlein Burma is the most considerable. The stature of the Shans is somewhatless than that of theBurmans ; they areof a lighter com-plexion, and of amore pronouncedMongolian type. Alarge proportion arepock-marked. Themen tattoo in thesame way as theBurmans, but muchhigher up the bodyand lower down the 322. shan shinlaung 144 BURMA

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