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Khun Sa (Burmese: ခွန်ဆာ, pronounced [kʰʊ̀ɰ̃ sʰà]; 17 February 1934 – 26 October 2007) was an ethnic Chinese drug lord and warlord. He was born in Hpa Hpeung village, in the Loi Maw ward of Mongyai, Northern Shan State, Burma. [1] . Before he assumed the Shan name "Khun Sa" in 1976, he was known primarily by his Chinese name, Zhang Qifu (張奇夫).
Also known as Chang Chi-Fu or Sao Mong Kwan, Khun Sa was born in Loi Maw of Mongyai in eastern Myanmar Dubbed the "Opium King” of the Golden Triangle, he was also the leader of the Shan United Army and the Mong Tai Army. For a while he was based in Thailand.
He was born in Loi Maw of Mongyai in eastern Myanmar (Burma) and as an adult dubbed the "Opium King of the Golden Triangle." He was also as an adult the leader of the Shan United Army and the Mong Tai Army.
Mongyai Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Mongyai. [2] Mount Loi Leng (1,823 m) of Mongyai is the highest point in Shan State. [3]
Oct 26, 2007 · He was born in Loi Maw of Mongyai. He was also dubbed the "Opium King" due to his opium trading in the so-called Golden Triangle. He was also the leader of the Shan United Army and the Mong Tai Army.
Jan 18, 2024 · Khun Sa (Burmese: ခွန်ဆာ, [kʰʊ̀ɴ sʰà]), also known as Chang Chi-fu (Chinese: 張奇夫; pinyin: Zhāng Qífú; Thai: จันทร์ จางตระกูล; rtgs: Chan Changtrakul; 17 February 1934 – 26 October 2007), was a Shan warlord. He was born in Hpa Hpeung village, in the Loi Maw ward of Mongyai, British Burma.
British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence.
