Saopha

Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa (Burmese: စော်ဘွား, ; Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ) was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages. In some ancient Chinese literature it was recorded as 詔 (pinyin: Zhào; Modern ), for example Six Zhao and Nanzhao.