A muang on the Myitnge in the middle of the plateau, on the road from the Irrawaddy towards the Chinese border; Pagan's claim means tribute in some years and nothing in others, and the Nawnghkio gate below it is where Pagan's writ stops.
The later Hsipaw ruler list (Hso Hsawng Hpa 1137 to 1205) has overlapping reigns and is a reconstruction. The first dated evidence is a Burmese inscription of the time of Thihathu (about 1265 to 1324) recording an attack repulsed from Onbaung.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord of the Hsipaw valley (chao muang; saopha in the later records)
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names a holder.
How things stand that morning
A valley lordship; no ruler known.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- About 1265 to 1324A Burmese inscription records an attack repulsed from Onbaung.Depends on: Pinya and Sagaing after Pagan's fall. Stopped by: Not relevant to 1200.
Places of note
- Hsipaw: Valley seat.
- Kyaukme: Valley town on the road.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: A later list with obvious overlaps; one inscription of the 1300s.
On the map: A block over the modern Hsipaw and Kyaukme townships. The north-east corner reaches Namtu.
Primary sources for Shan and Kachin valley lordships
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma, The Royal Historical Commission of King Bagyidaw (Monywe Sayadaw and others), drawing on U Kala's Maha Yazawin (about 1724) and earlier chronicles (1829 to 1832). The standard Burmese court chronicle, compiled six centuries after 1200 from older chronicles now lost. Read online
- Inscriptions of Pagan, Pinya and Ava; Inscriptions of Burma, Various (the Pagan kings, queens, ministers and donors), edited by Tun Nyein, Taw Sein Ko, G. H. Luce and Pe Maung Tin (inscriptions of the 11th to 14th centuries; editions 1899 and 1933 to 1956). The dedicatory inscriptions of Pagan are the only contemporary texts for the kingdom of Narapatisithu (reigning 1174 to 1211). Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.