Shan State is the unitary successor state to the Burmese Shan States, the princely states that were under some degree of control of the Irrawaddy valley -based Burmese kingdoms.

The Shan people (Short name or simple name in Shan: တႆး, pronounced [taj˥], Real name တႆးလူင်, IPA taj˥.loŋ˨˦; Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ lùmjó]), also known as the Tai Long or Thai Yai, are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia.

Shan, Southeast Asian people who live primarily in eastern and northwestern Myanmar (Burma) and also in Yunnan province, China. The Shan are the largest minority group in Myanmar, making up nearly one-tenth of the nation’s total population.

The Chinese Shan States were petty states or small territories of Shan people ruled by local monarchs under the suzerainty of China. They were also known as Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States".

The Shan have historically lived alongside ethnic Bamar, Intha, Kachin, Mon, Palaung, Pa-O, Rakhine, Taungyo, Wa and other peoples for much of this history. But Shan State has always had a majority population of ethnic Shan — numbering today between four and six million people.

Throughout northeast Burma, Shan is used as a common language for trade among various ethnic groups. Many Shans speak some of the Yunnanese dialect of Chinese and some Burmese, as well as Shan. The traditional Shan alphabet has 18 consonants and 12 vowels; more letters have been added in a modernized version.

The Shan refer to themselves as “Tai,” often with a second name attached to identify their subgroup, and call their homeland Ta-Land. The Shan and Thai often view themselves as brothers. The Thai call the Shan the Thai Yai. The Shan People and Palaung People in Myanmar and the Dai, De’ang, Bouyei and Dong in China are related.

2017年5月12日 · "Shan" is actually a corruption of "Siam" or "Syam" and is the name given to them by the Burmese; the letter "m" becomes "n" as a final consonant in the Burmese language. The Shans call themselves "Dtai" (sometimes spelled "Dai" or "Tai") and they are related to 403

The text explores the history and culture of the Shan people, a Tai ethnic group traditionally found in China, Burma, India, and Vietnam. It discusses the etymology of the names 'Tai' and 'Shan,' highlighting their connection to concepts of freedom and agriculture.

The Burmese Shan are a large group of civilized people who migrated south from China in the twelfth century and established three small states in Myanmar. The Shan language belongs to …