The grain of ridges that separates the Ping and the Wang from the Yom and the Nan and sets every muang of the north in a valley of its own.
Crossing it costs two or three days on foot with nothing to eat on top, which is why the northern states do not merge (the campaign board). Customs and assemblies: the ridges are held by hill villages of Mon-Khmer speakers whom the Tai and Lao call Kha (modern Lua, Htin, Mal and Khmu), each village governing itself.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village headmen of the Kha (Mon-Khmer) hill peoples
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- See the Kha headmen record.
- Confidence
- low
What it holds
- The ridge villages
- The tracks between the valleys
- Lac, wax, honey and forest drugs
How it was acquired
Native.
Allies and rivals
The valley muang on both sides, to whom they trade forest produce.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing villages.
Wealth
Hill rice and forest produce.
Military
Village fighters.
Threats
- Valley chiefs taking labour or captives (later chronicles)
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Geography and modern ethnography; nothing dated names a headman.
On the map: A strip standing for scattered villages.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.