The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Meyer, William Stevenson, Sir, 1860-1922.
Burn, Richard, Sir, 1871-1947.
Cotton, James Sutherland, 1847-1918.
Risley, Sir Herbert Hope, 1851-1911.
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New edition, published under the authority of His Majesty's secretary of state for India in council.
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931 [v. 1, 1909]

229 NORTHERN SHAN STATES
Shan States, Northern. - A group of Native States lying to the east of Upper Burma proper, and for the most part west of the Salween river, between 21° 31' and 240:9.' N. and 96° 13' and 99° 45' E. The area of the states is about 21,006 square miles; their shape is roughly
that of an obtuse-angled triangle, with the obtuse angle pointing north. On the north this area, is bounded by China ; on the east by China and the Southern Shan State of Kengtung, from which, it is separate by the NamHka river'; on the south by the Soutlean Shan States; and on the west by the Mandalay and Ruby Mines Districts and Mongmit.
A portion of the eastern boundary; from the point where it crosses the Nam Ting to where it strikes the Nam Hka (both tributaries of the Salween), has not yet been precisely delimited, but it roughly follows the watershed between the Salween and Mekong rivers:
The SALWEEN river is one of the most important features of the

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Graphics file for this page >> Sourthern Shan State

ေဝႃးႁၢၼ်ၵႂၢမ်းတႆးဢၼ်လီလႆႈမႆၢတွင်း
NamHka = ၼမ့်ၶႃႉ
Mekong = ႄမႈၶွင်
Salween (Nam khong) = ၼမ့်ၶူင်း