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MAWKMAI (Burmese Maukme) , one of the largest states in the eastern division of the southern Shan States of Burma. It lies approximately between 19 30' and 20 30' N. and 97 30' and 98 15' E., and has an area of 2,787 sq. m. The central portion of the state consists of a wide plain well watered and under rice
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population in 1901 was 29,454, over two-thirds of whom were Shans and the remainder
capital , MAWKMAI, stands in a fine rice plain in 20 9' N. and 97 25' E. It had about 150 houses when it first submitted in 1887, but was burnt out by the Red Karens in the following year. It has since recovered. There are very fine orange groves a few miles south
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