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Mueang , Muang (Lao
Lao alphabet

The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
 ?????), Mu?ng or Mong (Shan) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 and the Shan State
Shan State

Shan State is an administrative divisions of Myanmar of Burma. The state takes its name from the Shan, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king. These powerful Mueang, sometimes called kingdom
Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
, also occasionally tried to liberate themselves from their suzerain and enjoyed times of independence.

In Siam these city-states were converted into the present-day provinces
Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 76th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 75 provinces....
 (changwat) during the thesaphiban reforms of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
Damrong Rajanubhab

Damrong Rajanubhab was the founder of the modern Thailand education system as well as the modern provincial administration. He was also a Autodidacticism historian, and one of the most influential intellectuals of his time....
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Mueang , Muang (Lao
Lao alphabet

The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
 ?????), Mu?ng or Mong (Shan) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 and the Shan State
Shan State

Shan State is an administrative divisions of Myanmar of Burma. The state takes its name from the Shan, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king. These powerful Mueang, sometimes called kingdom
Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
, also occasionally tried to liberate themselves from their suzerain and enjoyed times of independence.

In Siam these city-states were converted into the present-day provinces
Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 76th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 75 provinces....
 (changwat) during the thesaphiban reforms of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
Damrong Rajanubhab

Damrong Rajanubhab was the founder of the modern Thailand education system as well as the modern provincial administration. He was also a Autodidacticism historian, and one of the most influential intellectuals of his time....
. The term Mueang was formally exchanged with Changwat in 1916. The word Mueang still can be found as the term for the capital districts of the provinces (amphoe mueang), as well as for a municipal status equivalent to town (thesaban mueang). A few districts also contain Mueang as part of their name, such as Pattaya. Also, Thailand is colloquially known as Mueang Thai.

In Laos, the provinces
Provinces of Laos

|||}Laos is divided into 16 provinces , 1 municipality , and formerly 1 special zone .# Attopu Province# Bokeo Province# Bolikhamxai# Champassack Province...
 are now subdivided into Muang
Districts of Laos

Laos is divided into 16 Provinces of Laos , 1 municipality , and 1 special zone . Each province is subdivided into districts and then subdivided into villages ....
, commonly translated as districts. Also, Laos is colloquially known as Mueng Lao.

See also

  • Mandala system