Hsipaw Palace
| Hsipaw Palace | |
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သီပေါဟော် | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Hsipaw,Shan State,Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 22°37′34″N97°18′18″E/ 22.626°N 97.305°E |
| Completed | 1924 |
Hsipaw Palace,also known as theHsipaw Haw(Burmese:သီပေါဟော်) orEast Haw,is the former residence of the ruler ofHsipaw State,a principality inBurma(now Myanmar). Built in the style of an English country villa on a 5-acre compound, the palace is best known for being the residence ofSao Kya Sengand his consortInge Sargent,and is the sole remaining palace in Hsipaw today.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]Hsipaw Palace was built by Sao Ohn Kya in 1924.[1]It was the third of three palaces or (hawin Shan) constructed in Hsipaw, the others built by Sao Khun Sai in 1888, and Sakhantha Palace, built by Sao Khe in 1922.[1]Sakhantha Palace (my:စခန်းသာဟော်), located in the village of Sakhantha, was used as a summer retreat by the ruling family and is built in theneoclassical style.[5]The palace's left wing was burned down duringWorld War II,while the rest of the building remains intact.[5]
Following the1962 Burmese coup d'état,Sao Kya Sengwas detained by authorities.[4]His family vacated the palace premises in 1963, after 11 months of house arrest.[4]In 1972, Sao Kya Seng's nephew Sao Oo Kya moved into the former palace, which was open to the public in 1996.[6][4]
References
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- ^abcdKyaw Phyo Tha (2020-03-03)."The Tragedy and Hope of a Palace".The Irrawaddy.
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- ^O'Connor, Brennan (2016-04-25)."The last prince of Hsipaw".Frontier Myanmar.Retrieved2023-12-28.
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