Möngmit

Möngmit, known in Burmese as Momeik, lies on the Shweli River in the northern Shan country. Its saophas ruled a principality of valleys and forested hills, including the ruby-producing lands around Mogok. The Shweli linked the state with the Irrawaddy basin to the west and the Shan and Chinese borderlands to the east.

In the fifteenth century Möngmit broke away from Hsenwi. Nang Han Lung, a member of its ruling family, sent rubies as separate tribute and secured recognition of its independence in 1484. In 1557 the Burmese king Bayinnaung conquered Möngmit and built a pagoda to mark his campaign. Later, in 1597, its ruler was compelled to exchange Mogok and Kyatpyin for Tagaung, placing the famous ruby district under direct Burmese control.