Hsipaw (; also known as Thibaw), is a town in Shan State, Myanmar on the riverbank of Myitnge River. It is 200 km (124 mi) northeast of Mandalay. Shan Saopha Hsipaw is perhaps one of the most well know and powerful saopha states of Shan State. According to the biography of Sao Hearn Hkam (the chief wife, Madhidevi of Sao Shwe Thaik, the first president of Myanmar and another saopha of Hsenwi), Hsipaw, along with Kengtung and Yawnghwe were the wealthiest and most powerful saopha states in Shan S… (More on Hsipaw)