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Mueang (Thai: เมือง), Muang (Lao ເມືອງ), or Mong (Shan) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language. The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script and officially it is the only script The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Shan State is an administrative division of Myanmar (Burma, which takes its name from the Shan people, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king. These powerful Mueang, sometimes called kingdom, also occasionally tried to liberate themselves from their suzerain and enjoyed times of independence. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or

In Siam these city-states were converted into the present-day provinces (changwat) during the thesaphiban reforms of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab. Thailand is divided into 75 Provinces (จังหวัด changwat, singular and plural which are geographically grouped into 6 regions HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab ( Thai including his full title สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมพระยา ดำรงราชานุภาพ The term Mueang was formally exchanged with Changwat in 1916. ^[1] The word Mueang still can be found as the term for the capital districts of the provinces (amphoe mueang), as well as for a municipal status equivalent to town (thesaban mueang). An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ am-pʰəː is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Thesaban (เทศบาล are the municipalities in Thailand. A few districts also contain Mueang as part of their name. Also, Thailand is colloquially known as Mueang Thai.

In Laos, the provinces are now subdivided into Muang, commonly translated as districts. ||} Laos is divided into 16 provinces ( Lao ແຂວງ khoueng) 1 municipality (ນະຄອນຫລວງ kampheng nakhon) and formerly Laos is divided into 16 provinces ( Lao ແຂວງ Khoueng) 1 municipality (ນະຄອນຫລວງ kampheng Nakhon Also, Laos is colloquially known as Mueng Lao.

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^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ทรงพระกรุณาโปรดเกล้า ฯ ให้เปลี่ยนคำว่าเมืองเรียกว่าจังหวัด" (in Thai) (May 28 1916). Royal Gazette 33 (0 ก): 51.

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