Kyethi

{{about|the town|the former Shan princely state|Kehsi Mansam|the present-day administrative division|Kyethi Township}}

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Kyethi ({{langx|shn|ဝဵင်းၵေႇသီႇ}};{{langx|my|ကျေးသီးမြို့}}) (Kyethi or Kehsi) is the main town of Kyethi Township, Mong Hsu District, in the Shan State of Burma. The main town is Kesi (Kyethi or Kehsi). Highway 442 passes through Kyethi town.[https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Kyethi,+Myanmar+(Burma)/@21.9290526,97.8121805,3139m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x30d29db1159d9bd9:0x94c2d439bc818d3c Kyethi, Myanmar (Burma)]

History

Kehsi, located by the Nam Heng River, was the capital of Kehsi Mansam, one of the Shan States. It had a population of 618 in 1901.[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_202.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 196.]

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