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1931 - 1932
Saopha of Hsenwi in London
room United Kingdom
This picture shows Sao Hom Hpa, the Saopha (hereditary ruler) of Hsenwi, Shan State, in London for the Burma Roundtable Confrerence 1931-32. The Burma Roundtable Conference paved the way for Burma's separation from India, the 1935 constitution, and the semi-elected governments of 1937-42. The Saopha of Hsenwi was there in an advisory role to the the saophas of Hsipaw and Yawnghwe. The Burma delegation included about two dozen other prominent political figures, including U Chit Hlaing, U Tun Aung Gyaw, U Maung Gyee, Dr Thein Maung, Saw Sydney Loo-Nee, and Miss May Oung (Daw Mya Sein).