Complex sentence: He died in 1927 and was succeeded by his son Colonel Sao Yang Wen Pin, Saopha of Kokang, who for the services of Kokanf during WW2 it was recognised a separate Shah state in August 1947 and the ruler took the title Saopha.
Split into simpler sentences: He died in 1927 and was succeeded by his son Colonel Sao Yang Wen Pin, Saopha of Kokang. For the services of Kokang during World War II, it was recognised a separate Shan state in August 1947, and the ruler took the title Saopha.