Person
Sawlon
Sawlon was saopha of Mohnyin, a Shan state in northern Burma, in the early 16th century. He led a coalition of Shan states, including Mogaung, Bhamo and Momeik, against the Ava Kingdom, and in 1527 took Ava and killed its king. He placed his son Thohanbwa on the throne of Ava, beginning a period of Shan rule over Upper Burma, and was assassinated in 1533.
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