Loi-ai
| Loi ai | |||||
| State of the Shan States | |||||
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| History | |||||
| • | State founded | Before 1814 | |||
| • | Merged with Hsamönghkam | 1930 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1901 | 517 km2(200 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1901 | 5,442 | |||
| Density | 10.5 /km2 (27.3 /sq mi) | ||||
Loi-ai (also known as Lwe-e) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. It was one of the westernmost Shan states, bordering with Yamethin district of Upper Burma. The capital was Lonpo (Aungpan) and the population was mostly Pa-O, but there were also Danu, Shan and Karen people in the area.
Loi-ai was a subsidiary state of Yawnghwe, another state of the Myelat division of the Southern Shan States. Loi ai State merged with Hsamönghkam State in 1930.
The rulers bore the title Ngwegunhmu.
Coordinates: 20°39′N 96°37′E / 20.650°N 96.617°E
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