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| ⚫ | '''Sao Edward Yang Kyein |
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| honorific-prefix = [[Burmese honorifics|Sao]] |
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| name = Edward Yang Kyein Tsai |
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| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hant|楊振材}}}} |
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| image = Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai.jpg |
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| office = ''[[Saopha]]'' of [[Chiefdom of Kokang|Kokang]] |
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| term_start = 1949 |
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| term_end = 17 May 1959 |
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| predecessor = [[Yang Wen Pin]] |
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| successor = Position abolished |
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| birth_name = Yang Kyein Tsai (楊振材) |
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| birth_date = 1918 |
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| birth_place = Yamen, Kya Diling, [[Kokang]] |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1971|1918}} |
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| death_place = [[Lashio]] |
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| education = [[Rangoon University]] |
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| nationality = Burmese |
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| relations = [[Jimmy Yang Kyein Sein]] (younger brother)<br>[[Olive Yang]] (younger sister) |
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| ⚫ | '''Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|OBE}} ({{zh|t=楊振材|p=Yáng Zhèncái}}, {{lang-my|စောယန်းကျိန်စိုင်း}}, 1918–1971) was the last traditional ruler (''[[Chao Pha|saopha]]'') of the [[Chiefdom of Kokang]] from 1949, at the death of his father, saopha Sao [[Yang Wen Pin]], until he [[abdicate]]d in 1959. |
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Yang's sister, [[Olive Yang]], was a prominent opium warlord, recruited by [[Khin Nyunt]] in the late 1980s to help broker [[ceasefires in Burma]] with ethnic rebel groups.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thant Myint-U|title=Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia|publisher=Macmillan|date=13 September 2011|isbn=9781466801271}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Burma/kokang2.htm Photo and short biography at bottom of page] |
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==References== |
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[[zh:楊振材]] |
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[[Category:Monarchs who abdicated]] |
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[[Category:University of Yangon alumni]] |
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[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] |
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[[Category:1918 births]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 23 November 2023
Edward Yang Kyein Tsai | |
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楊振材 | |
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| Saopha of Kokang | |
| In office 1949 – 17 May 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Wen Pin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yang Kyein Tsai (楊振材) 1918 Yamen, Kya Diling, Kokang |
| Died | 1971 (aged 52–53) Lashio |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Relations | Jimmy Yang Kyein Sein (younger brother) Olive Yang (younger sister) |
| Bildung | Rangoon University |
Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai OBE (Chinese: 楊振材; pinyin: Yáng Zhèncái, Burmese: စောယန်းကျိန်စိုင်း, 1918–1971) was the last traditional ruler (saopha) of the Chiefdom of Kokang from 1949, at the death of his father, saopha Sao Yang Wen Pin, until he abdicated in 1959.
Yang's sister, Olive Yang, was a prominent opium warlord, recruited by Khin Nyunt in the late 1980s to help broker ceasefires in Burma with ethnic rebel groups.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Thant Myint-U (13 September 2011). Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia. Macmillan. ISBN 9781466801271.