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Tangyan Township

Tangyan Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Tangyan. Tangyan emerged as an important centre for Panthay people (Chinese Muslims originally from neighbouring Yunnan) in the mid-20th century, especially after the destruction of Panglong during World War II.[3]

Tangyan
တန့်ယန်းမြို့နယ်
Township
View of Salween River in Tangyan Township
View of Salween River in Tangyan Township
Location in Lashio district
Location in Lashio district
Tangyan is located in Myanmar
Tangyan
Tangyan
Coordinates: 22°29′0″N 98°23′0″E / 22.48333°N 98.38333°E / 22.48333; 98.38333
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictLashio District
Elevation
[2]
3,100 ft (945 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
172,805[1]
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

History

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There were clashes between Shan State Army (SSA) and Myanmar Army in Tangyan in 2011.[4] Myanmar Army deployed local militias to monitor the SSA movement.[5][6] SSA accused Myanmar Army of using chemical weapons and recruiting women as forced porters in Tangyan during resume clashes.[7][8] Some school teachers were killed also.[9][10]

Beginning on 6 October 2015 a large-scale offensive by the Tatmadaw comprising 20 Burma Army battalions has been launched in central Shan State. The aim of the military is to seize Shan ceasefire territories in Kehsi, Mong Nawng, Mong Hsu and Tangyan townships, using heavy artillery and with fighter jet and helicopter gunship air support to indiscriminately shell and bomb civilian areas. These attacks have displaced thousands of Shan, Palaung, Lisu and Lahu people causing a new humanitarian crisis.[11][12]

Starting on 10 July 2024, the United Wa State Army entered Tangyan after negotiations with the State Administration Council to prevent Operation 1027 from reaching Tangyan and the town of Mongyai[13][14] [15]

Towns and villages

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References

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  1. ^ သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း အစီရင်ခံစာ (PDF). ၂၀၁၄ ခုနှစ် လူဦးရေနှင့် အိမ်ထောင်စု သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း အစီရင်ခံစာ. Vol. 2. နေပြည်တော်: လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူ့အင်အား ဝန်ကြီးဌာန. May 2015. p. 28.
  2. ^ GoogleEarth
  3. ^ Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5
  4. ^ Militia men from battlefields deserting. Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Shanland.org (19 May 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ^ Militia units assigned to keep their eyes on rebel movements Shanland. May 18, 2011 Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Junta army employs more militias against Shan rebels. Archived August 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Shanland.org (16 May 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ^ Being honest about using CW. Shanland.org (7 June 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011.Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Junta army has women porters lead the way in war zone. Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Shanland.org (22 April 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  9. ^ More killing by unidentified cutthroats reported. Archived April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Shanland.org (21 April 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  10. ^ Villagers in war zone killed by unidentified cutthroats. Shanland.org (19 April 2011). Retrieved 9 September 2011. Archived April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Govt invasion of Shan state mocks ceasefire pact- Bangkok Post". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  12. ^ Attacks in central Shan State Archived November 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ UWSA Deploys Thousands of Troops in Tangyan, a Non-Conflict Zone. July 12, 2024. Shan Herald Agency for News
  14. ^ Wa army takes control of town in northern Shan State. Myat Pan and Min Maung. Myanmar Now. July 12, 2024
  15. ^ Wa Deploys Troops to Prevent Spread of Shan Fighting. July 12, 2024. The Irrawaddy


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