Kawthoolei

Kawthoolei(S'gaw Karen:ကီၢ်သူလ့ၤ,lit. 'land without darkness';Burmese:ကော့သူးလေor ကော်သူးလေ) is theendonymfor a proposed state that theKarennationalists have sought to establish inMyanmarsince the beginning of theKaren conflictin the late 1940s.^[1]

Kawthoolei corresponds to the territory partially administered by theKaren National Union,which, as of 2017, comprised theKayin Stateand parts of the following:Mon State,Tanintharyi Region,Bago Region,and theAyeyarwady Region.^[2]

The name "Kaw-thu-lay" was used by the government of theUnion of Burmain the drafting of its 1948 constitution, which made provisions for an autonomous region for the Karenni people.^[3]

It is unclear as to why the name Kawthoolei was adopted. Kawthoolei is not the only name used to refer to a Karen country: the Pwo Karen use the phrase "Kan Su Line", meaning literally, "land cool cave".^[4]The flag was adopted in 1974.^[5]

The precise meaning of Kawthoolei is disputed even by the Karen themselves.

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^Garbagni, Giulia; Walton, Matthew J. (2020)."Imagining Kawthoolei: Strategies of petitioning for Karen statehood in Burma in the first half of the 20th century".Nations and Nationalism.26(3): 759–774.doi:10.1111/nana.12613.ISSN 1469-8129.
^Nyein, Nyein (October 10, 2017)."Central Govt Infringing Administration of KNU Regions, Say Leaders".The Irrawaddy.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
^Leckie, Scott (2010).Housing, Land and Property Rights in Burma: The Current Legal Framework.Displacement Solutions. pp. 1096, 1135, 1136.ISBN 978-2839905787.
^Languages of Security in the Asia-Pacific (March 13, 2014)."Karen – Kawthoolei".
^Crampton, William (1989). The Complete Guide to Flags (p.132). Kingfisher Books.ISBN 0 86272 466 X

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[1] Garbagni, Giulia; Walton, Matthew J. (2020)."Imagining Kawthoolei: Strategies of petitioning for Karen statehood in Burma in the first half of the 20th century".Nations and Nationalism.26(3): 759–774.doi:10.1111/nana.12613.ISSN 1469-8129.

[2] Nyein, Nyein (October 10, 2017)."Central Govt Infringing Administration of KNU Regions, Say Leaders".The Irrawaddy.RetrievedMay 9,2020.

[3] Leckie, Scott (2010).Housing, Land and Property Rights in Burma: The Current Legal Framework.Displacement Solutions. pp. 1096, 1135, 1136.ISBN 978-2839905787.

[4] Languages of Security in the Asia-Pacific (March 13, 2014)."Karen – Kawthoolei".

[5] Crampton, William (1989). The Complete Guide to Flags (p.132). Kingfisher Books.ISBN 0 86272 466 X

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