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Momeik (), also known as Möng Mit (), is a town situated on the in northern . It is the capital of and the principal town of , Myanmar.


Transport
It is connected by road to and its mines, and via Mogok to , and to Kyaukme which is on the - line. Momeik is also linked to , capital of via and . There is an airport for domestic flights to Momeik.

Whereas Mogok lies at an elevation of , Momeik is just above sea level and to the north of Mogok. by road to the west of Mogok lies Twinnge Village and the town of on the (Irrawaddy). There is now a direct road linking Twinnge with Momeik.


History
Möng Mit was founded in 1238. Thirteen villages of the Mogok Stone Tract were given to Möng Mit in 1420 as a reward for helping raid . In 1465, Nang Han Lung, the daughter-in-law of the ( Sawbwa in ) of Momeik, sent ruby as separate tribute from Hsenwi and succeeded in keeping the former possessions of Hsenwi until 1484 when Mogok was ceded to the .
(2025). 9788120613652, Asian Educational Services, 2000. .
(2025). 9780275993047, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. .
It was however not until 1597 that the Saopha of Möng Mit was forced to exchange Mogok and Kyatpyin with Tagaung, and they were formally annexed by royal .

Earlier in 1542, when the Shan ruler of Ava (1527–1543) marched with the Saophas of Möng Yang, , Möng Mit, Möng Kawng, Man Maw and to come to the aid of against the Burmese, he was defeated by . In 1544, Hkonmaing (1543-1546), Saopha of Onbaung-Hsipaw and successor to Thohanbwa, attempted to regain Prome, with the help of Möng Yang, Möng Mit, Möng Nai, Hsenwi, Man Maw and Yawnghwe, only to be defeated by King (1512–1550).

Bayinnaung succeeded in three campaigns, 1556-9, to reduce the Shan states of Möng Yang (Mohnyin), Möng Kawng (Mogaung), Möng Mit (Momeik), Möng Pai (Mobyè), (Saga), (Yatsauk), Yawnghwe, Hsipaw, Man Maw, , , and (), before he raided up the and in 1562.

A bell donated by King Bayinnaung (1551–1581) at in has inscriptions in , and recording the conquest of Momeik and Hsipaw on 25 January 1557, and the building of a pagoda at Momeik on 8 February 1557.


British rule
The Saopha of Möng Mit had just died at the time of the British annexation in 1885 leaving a minor as heir, and the administration at Möng Mit was weak. It was included under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of the Northern Division instead of the Superintendent of the Northern Shan States. A pretender named Hkam Leng came to claim the title, but he was rejected by the ministers. A called Saw Yan Naing, who had risen up against the British, fled to the area and joined forces with Hkam Leng, and caused a great deal of problems during 1888-9 to the Hampshire Regiment stationed at Momeik.
(1968). 9780714620046, , 1968. .

Sao Hkun Hkio, Saopha of Möng Mit, was one of the seven Saophas on the Executive Committee of the Shan State Council formed after the first Panglong Conference in March 1946. On 16 January 1947, they sent two memoranda, whilst a Burmese delegation headed by was in , to the British Labour government of demanding equal political footing as Burma proper and full of the Federated Shan States. He was not one of the six Saophas who signed the Panglong Agreement on 12 February 1947. The Cambridge-educated Sao Hkun Hkio however became the longest serving of Burma after in 1948 until the of in 1962, with only short interruptions, the longest one of which being between 1958 and 1960 during Ne Win's caretaker government.


After independence
The Shweli river valley and the hills around Momeik and Mogok are old strongholds of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) as early as the 1950s, but it was not until 1968 that the 1st Brigade of the CPB People's Army regained control of the area, and briefly captured Momeik itself in 1977. Their plan to strike west to the plains north of Mandalay however was thwarted by clashes with the Shan State Army and the Palaung State Liberation Army as well as offensives.
(1990). 9780877271239, SEAP Publications. .

The Shan State Army-North's 3rd Brigade has been active in Momeik, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, and Lashio. It reached a agreement with the (SLORC) in 1989, and its activities have been severely curtailed. In 2005, an attempt by the Shan State Army-South based near the border to fill the vacuum left by the cease-fire in the north was thwarted by the .

During the Myanmar Civil War, the town was temporarily taken by the Kachin Independence Army, but then retaken by the on 2 January 2024. The junta counter-offensive destroyed large parts of the town and the fighting left scores of civilians dead. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army launched a renewed offensive on the town in July 2024, as part of their resumption of Operation 1027.


Economy

Minerals
Momeik is famous for its precious and semi-precious stones in its own right. , a variant of ( or Anyant meaning 'inferior' in ) including the "mushroom" tourmaline, and or Salinwa are mined in this region.

found in Momeik region is believed to be derived from primary sources in north-western but distinguishable from similar stones from eastern Australia. mining in the area is being operated by and Shweli Yadana companies.


Agriculture
Mogok ruby mines rely on the staple Momeik . Hsinshweli strain as well as , , , bean and are cultivated in the region.


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