试论英国殖民时期缅甸掸邦统治制度的变迁

Evolution of British Ruling Policy in Shan State during the Colonial Period

第三次英缅战争后,英国殖民者占领了掸族地区,建立了一套完整的掸邦统治制度,其主要宗旨为:保留掸族原有社会组织和经济体制、土司制度,维持掸族上层原有的特权和地位,通过他们对掸邦实行间接控制和统治。虽然殖民者在具体实施时也视情况进行调整,但这种政策以牺牲掸族与缅甸本部的交流为代价,人为地扩大了双方政治、经济、文化等方面的差距,使日后缅甸在构建多民族国家时面临着重大挑战。

As a result of the third Anglo-Burma war,the British troops invaded and took over the majority of Shan territory.The following epoch was paralleled with a quite different ruling policy from what they did with Burma proper: the Sawphyas were institutionized and secured their position.The British issued Sanads to the Sawphyas to rule through them over the Shan people.The colonial policy was characterized by the purport of maintaining indirect control while reserving traditional social organizations.Such a pol...