Möng Lem

Möng Lem or Moeng Laem was a Shan state in of what is today the Dai, Lahu and Va [Autonomous">Dai people">Dai, Lahu and Va [Autonomous County|Menglian] Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of the Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan region, China.

History

Möng Lem was established as a tusi state of the Yuan dynasty in 1289. The state was subdued by Möng Mao in the 14th–15th centuries.
Möng Lem was one of the Koshanpye or "Nine Shan States" in China. The others were Möngmāu, Hsikwan, Möngnā, Sandā, Hosā, Lasā, Möngwan and Küngma.
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.