"Sawbwa" redirects here. For the fish genus, see Sawbwa (fish).Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa (စော်ဘွား, pronounced: [sɔ̀ bwá]; Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ) was a royal title used by rulers of the Mong (Shan: မိူင်း, pronounced [mə́ŋ]) of the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). The words are often taken to mean "king" and "kingdom" in the Shan and Tai languages.