The Kachin people were no exception in fact, some Kachin were his most loyal and close attendents. Sawbwa Sao Hom Hpa $%, who succeeded in , was a familiar figure for local people who rendered service to the sawbwa in many ways. The following findings are set out in this paper. The present research project explored various aspects of North Hsenwi under the rule of the Khun Sang Tun Hung family through interviews with local people and people related to the sawbwa family. Khun Sang Tun Hung, sawbwa of the newly created North Hsenwi, was a usurper of humble origin who established a firm basis for the power of his family which expanded by plural marriages. One major Tai principality, North Hsenwi, was created by the British colonial administration in March through the splitting of Hsenwi state, which had a long and lengendary history. Until April , when the Tai $Burmese: Shan% chiefs relinquished their hereditary rights, these chiefs, called saopha or sawbwa in Burmese, administered the principalities which made up the Shan State of Burma $Myanmar%.
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