A Yun-nan polity ruled by a Tai elite. It was also known in Tai as Meung-kyeng. The Chinese "kang" obviously represents the Tai "kyeng". It thus seems that the Chinese term "zhen" (= a mart or town) was introduced into the name to replace the Tai term "muang/meung" (= polity), but that the Tai word order of modifier following noun was retained.
Tan Qi-xiang (1982; 78) depicts the polity as being located north of Meng-ding (q.v.), west of Meng-mian (q.v.) and south of Yong-chang (q.v.), with territory extending into today's Shan State in northern Burma/Myanmar. There is still today a Zhen-kang County in Yun-nan, PRC.
For information on further Chinese sources relating to this polity, see Dao Yong-ming (1989; 265-68, 946), Fang Guo-yu (1987; 852, 873, 1070) and Gong Yin (1985; 222-24 and 1992; 641-43).
| Reign Date | Western Date |
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| Year 2, Month 10, Day 2 | 4 Nov 1404 |
| Year 9, Month 3, Day 13 | 5 Apr 1411 |
| Year 10, Month 3, Day 17 | 27 Apr 1412 |
| Year 14, Month 7, Day 30 | 22 Aug 1416 |
| Year 21, Month 10, Day 21 | 23 Nov 1423 |
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| Year 1, Month 2, Day 21 | 10 Mar 1425 |
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| Year 1, Month 1, Day 14 | 21 Feb 1426 |
| Year 3, Month 4, Day 10 | 24 Apr 1428 |
| Year 3, Month Intercalary 4, Day 2 | 15 May 1428 |
| Year 3, Month 5, Day 7 | 19 Jun 1428 |
| Year 8, Month 10, Day 4 | 15 Nov 1433 |
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| Year 2, Month 9, Day 2 | 1 Oct 1437 |
| Year 6, Month 5, Day 13 | 1 Jun 1441 |
| Year 11, Month 11, Day 21 | 9 Dec 1446 |
| Year 12, Month 2, Day 21 | 7 Mar 1447 |
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| Year 1, Month 2, Day 5 | 18 Mar 1450 |
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| Year 5, Month 2, Day 23 | 3 Apr 1461 |
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| Year 5, Month 8, Day 18 | 23 Sep 1469 |
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| Year 40, Month 11, Day 24 | 16 Dec 1612 |
| Year 41, Month 9, Day 23 | 5 Nov 1613 |
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| Year 1, Month 12, Day 15 | 26 Jan 1622 |
| Year 7, Month 4, Day 14 | 28 May 1627 |