. "\"Sawbwa\" redirects here. For the fish genus, see Sawbwa (fish).Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa (\u1005\u1031\u102C\u103A\u1018\u103D\u102C\u1038, pronounced: [s\u0254\u0300 bw\u00E1]; Shan: \u1078\u101D\u103A\u1088\u107E\u1083\u1089) was a royal title used by rulers of the Mong (Shan: \u1019\u102D\u1030\u1004\u103A\u1038, pronounced [m\u0259\u0301\u014B]) of the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). The words are often taken to mean \"king\" and \"kingdom\" in the Shan and Tai languages."@en . .