Editing Lashio (section)

==History==
The [[British rule in Burma|British colonial period]] in this part of the country began in 1887, and the [[Myanmar Railways]] line from [[Mandalay]] reached Lashio in 1903.

Before British rule Lashio was also the centre of authority for the northern Shan States, but the Burmese post in the valley was close to the Nam Yao, in an old Chinese fortified camp. The Lashio valley was formerly very populous; but a rebellion, started by the [[Saopha|sawbwa]] of Hsenwi, about ten years before the British occupation, ruined it.<ref name=EB1911/>

In 1900, the town of Lashio consisted of the European station, with court house and quarters for the civil officers; the military [[police]] post, the headquarters of the Lashio [[battalion]] of military police; and the native station, in which the various nationalities, [[Shan people|Shans]], Burmans, Hindus and Muslims, who were divided into separate quarters, with reserves for government servants and for the temporary residences of the five sawbwas of the northern Shan States; and a [[bazaar]].<ref name=EB1911/>

Lashio became important during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese War]] and [[World War II]] as the Burmese terminus of the [[Burma Road]]. In World War II, Lashio was taken by the Japanese on April 29, 1942 and liberated by the Allies on March 7, 1945.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ferrie |first=Jared |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE94S0JD20130529 |title=Buddhist mobs attack Muslim homes in Myanmar, one dead |newspaper=Reuters |date= 2013-05-29|access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref>

=== Myanmar civil war ===
{{See also|Battle of Lashio}}

During [[Operation 1027]] of the [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar Civil War]], the town was surrounded by the [[Ta'ang National Liberation Army]] and other rebel forces who took towns around Lashio, although fighting did not immediately take place in the town itself. Many people displaced from fighting elsewhere fled to Laisho for safety.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Surrounded Myanmar Junta Troops Shell Civilians, Blow Bridges in Lashio |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/surrounded-myanmar-junta-troops-shell-civilians-blow-bridges-in-lashio.html |website=The Irrawaddy}}</ref> After the ceasefire that ended the operation collapsed, the MNDAA and its allies launched a renewed attack to seize the town, culminating in the [[Battle of Lashio]], where rebel forces were victorious.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=Myanmar's MNDAA Launches Offensive to Seize Northern Shan Capital |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmars-mndaa-launches-offensive-to-seize-northern-shan-capital.html |website=The Irrawaddy}}</ref> On 20 January 2025, the MNDAA and the junta agreed to a Chinese-brokered ceasefire, with several sources claiming that a withdraw of the former from Lashio was a condition for the deal. However, neither the junta nor the MNDAA has revealed any details of the deal.<ref> [https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/kokang-army-to-withdraw-from-lashio-under-chinese-brokered-ceasefire-with-myanmar-junta/ Kokang army to withdraw from Lashio under Chinese-brokered ceasefire with Myanmar junta] [[Myanmar Now]]. January 20, 2025</ref>

On 18 April 2025, SAC-appointed officials, [[Myanmar Police Force]] officers, and other civil servants began arriving into Lashio city itself as the MNDAA withdrew. The officials reinstated the SAC administration by 21 April.<ref> [https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/junta-appointed-officials-move-into-lashio-after-mndaa-withdrawal/ Junta-appointed officials move into Lashio after MNDAA withdrawal]. [[Myanmar Now]]. April 18, 2025.</ref><ref> [https://myanmar-now.org/mm/news/62963/ လားရှိုးမြို့ထဲ စစ်ကောင်စီဌာနဆိုင်ရာဝန်ထမ်းများ စတင်ဝင်ရောက် ]. [[Myanmar Now]]. April 18, 2025.</ref>