Momeik
City
Description
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Momeik, known as Mong Mit in Shan, is a town situated on the Shweli River in northern Shan State of Myanmar (Burma).
Transport
It is connected by road to Mogok and its ruby mines, and via Mogok to
Mandalay, and to Kyaukme which is on the Mandalay-Lashio railway line.
Momeik is also linked to Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State via Mabein
and Bhamo. There is an airport for domestic flights to Momeik.
Whereas Mogok lies at an elevation of 4,000 ft, Momeik is just 800 ft
above sea level and 28 miles to the north of Mogok. Sixty miles by road
to the west of Mogok lie Twinnge Village and the town of Thabeikkyin on
the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy). There is now a direct road linking
Twinnge with Momeik.
History
Momeik, part of the state of
Hsenwi, was founded in 1238. Thirteen villages of the Mogok Stone Tract
were given to Momeik in 1420 as a reward for helping Yunnan raid Chiang
Mai. In 1465, Nang Han Lung, the daughter-in-law of the Saopha (Sawbwa
in Burmese) of Momeik, sent ruby as separate tribute from Hsenwi and
succeeded in keeping the former possessions of Hsenwi until 1484 when
Mogok was ceded to the Burmese kings. It was however not until 1597 that
the Saopha of Momeik was forced to exchange Mogok and Kyatpyin with
Tagaung, and they were formally annexed by royal edict.
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