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