page_title: Hsipaw State
hierarchical_section_title: Hsipaw State
caption_attribution_description: Shan Palace, Hsipaw Myanmar
context_page_description: Hsipaw, also known as Thibaw was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.
context_section_description: Hsipaw (Shan: သီႇပေႃႉ), also known as Thibaw (Burmese: သီပေါနယ်) was a Shan state in what is today Myanmar. Its capital was Hsipaw town. Hsipaw State was perhaps one of the most well known and powerful Shan States.
caption: The Palace of the former Hsipaw State rulers
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