last Queen Consort of the Shan state of Hsipaw

Refugee aid organisation Burma Lifeline founder Inge Sargent (above, in the 1950s) became the last princess of Hsipaw when she married Shan prince Sao Kya Seng, a US-trained engineer and leader of the principality in northern Shan State until Ne Win’s coup in 1962. Photo: Mizzima Archive
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09 February 2023
Austrian Shan princess, the last Queen Consort of Hsipaw, dies