Shan [state] - Shan

Japanese: シャン[州] - シャン
Shan [state] - Shan
Eastern Myanmar, mainly inhabited by the Shan people, centered on the Shan Plateau. It was divided into many princely states from ancient times, but was unified in 1922 and became Shan State after the establishment of the Union of Burma (1948). 155,801 km2 . 4,851,000 people (2000). The Shan Plateau is a hilly region east of Mandalay, 1,000 to 1,300 meters above sea level, and in the north it is connected to the mountainous region of Yunnan Province, China. The Thanlwin River runs north to south, forming a deep gorge, and the region is rich in mineral resources. The state capital is Taunggyi. In the 1960s, the movement for autonomy and independence developed into armed struggle. In December 1993, drug lord Khun Sa led a militia and declared independence. The eastern Shan State borders Thailand, Laos and Myanmar and is located in the Golden Triangle, an area where poppy cultivation is thriving, and drug trafficking and smuggling are sources of funding for anti-government forces.
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Japanese:
ミャンマー東部,シャン高原を中心とする,おもにシャン族の居住する地域。古くから多数の藩王国に分かれていたが,1922年に統合され,ビルマ連邦成立(1948年)後にシャン州となった。15万5801km2。485万1000人(2000)。シャン高原は,マンダレー以東,標高1000〜1300mの丘陵地帯で,北部は中国雲南省の山地に連なる。タンルウィン川が深い峡谷をつくって南北に貫流,鉱物資源が豊富である。州都タウンジー。1960年代に自治権・独立を求める動きが武装闘争に発展した。1993年12月には麻薬王クンサーが民兵を率いて独立を宣言した。シャン州東部のタイ,ラオス,ミャンマー国境地帯はケシ栽培の盛んな〈黄金の三角地帯(ゴールデン・トライアングル)〉に接し,麻薬売買と密貿易が反政府勢力の資金源となっている。
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