Shan chiefs at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. The Saophas of Mongpawn and Yawnghwe are to the left.

The Durbar marked the accession of King Edward and Queen Alexandra as the Emperor and Empress of India).
The Mongpawn Saopha Hkun Ti had been a prime mover behind the Limbin Confederacy (which had rebelled against King Thibaw). He was the father of Sao Sam Htun (Counselor for the Frontier Areas, assasinated July 1947). The Yawnghwe Saopha Sir Saw Maung was a very long serving Shan ruler and uncle of Sao Shwe Thaik, the first President of Burma.
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