Burma/ Myanmar: An 1867 picture of the various ethnic groups of Kengtung in Shan State. The women sitting on the right are dressed in traditional Akha costume. By L. Delaporte

Located in the northeast of the country, Shan State covers one-quarter of Burma’s land mass. It was traditionally separated into principalities and is mostly comprised of ethnic Shan, Burman Pa-O, Intha, Taungyo, Danu, Palaung and Kachin peoples.

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