Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai OBE (Chinese: 楊振材; pinyin: Yáng Zhèncái, Burmese: စောယန်းကျိန်စိုင်း, 1918–1971) was the last traditional ruler (saopha) of the Chiefdom of Kokang from 1949, at the death of his father, saopha Sao Yang Wen Pin, until he abdicated in 1959.
Edward Yang Kyein Tsai | |
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楊振材 | |
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| Saopha of Kokang | |
| In office 1949 – 17 May 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Wen Pin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yang Kyein Tsai (楊振材) 1918 Yamen, Kya Diling, Kokang |
| Died | 1971 (aged 52–53) Lashio |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Relations | Jimmy Yang Kyein Sein (younger brother) Olive Yang (younger sister) |
| Education | Rangoon University |
Yang's sister, Olive Yang, was a prominent opium warlord, recruited by Khin Nyunt in the late 1980s to help broker ceasefires in Burma with ethnic rebel groups.[1]
References
edit- ^ Thant Myint-U (13 September 2011). Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia. Macmillan. ISBN 9781466801271.