# Shan States

> historic (1885-1948) name for Minor Kingdoms (analogous to Princely state of British India) ruled by Saopha (similar to Thai royal title Chao Fa Prince/Princess) in areas of today's Burma, China, Laos and Northern Thailand from c.1215 to c.1959

**Wikidata**: [Q4765854](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765854)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_States)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shan-states


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013