title: Mong Lem
text: # Mong Lem
  
  Mong Lem or Mönglem (also known as Meng-lian in Chinese; Chinese: 孟連) was a Shan state in of what is today the Menglian Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of the Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan region, China.
  
  ## History
  
  Mong Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and Küngma (Köng-ma). It was a tributary both of Kingdom of Burma and China until the late 19th century when the British signed an agreement that made the Chinese Shan states become part of China.
  
  The rulers of the state bore the title saopha.
  
  Möng Lam
  
  ### Saophas
  
  * Hkam Pak Hpa 1289-1309
  * Town Hkam Hueng (Town Fai Hueng) 1308-1348
  * Town Hkam Suan (Town Fai Suan) 1349-1406
  * Town Fai Hkan 1407-1439
  * Town Fai Hkaan 1440-1465
  * Town Fai Hke 1466-1481
  * Town Fai Taan 1482-1492
  * Town Fai Chin 1493-1514
  * Town Fai Hpa 1515-1547
  * Town Fai Hkang 1548-1560
  * Town Fai Kyoung 1561-1581
  * Town Fai Sing 1582-1595
  * Town Fai Kyen 1595-1603
  * Town Fai Tin 1603-1662
  * Town Fai Lae 1662-1708
  * Town Fai Yew 1709-1737
  * Town Fai Soon 1738-1762
  * Town Hseng Fai Yong (Town Fai Yong) 1762-1765
  * Town Fai Hsen 1766-1768
  * Town Fai Sin 1769-1790
  * Town Fai Koong 1791-1805
  * Town Fai Sang 1805-1813
  * Town Fai Ming 1814-1826
  * Town Fai Soen 1827-1847
  * Town Fai Sone 1848-1879
  * Town Fai Hua 1880-1893
  * Town Fai Yawng 1894-1930
  * Town Fai Hkong 1931-1949 (the last saopha)
  