On February 17, 1933, the village of Lai Mo Mountain, Shan State, Myanmar, ushered in a special life, Khun Sha, who claimed to be his ancestral home in Dali, Yunnan. The family is complicated, his father Zhang Bingyao is Han, his mother is Shan, and there are three names of Kun Sha, the Chinese name is "Zhang Qifu", the Myanmar name is "Guan Yue", and "Kun Sha" is the Thai name. His mother died young, and Kun Sha was raised by a relative (possibly a grandmother, grandfather, or uncle) named Kunshan**. Khun Sa inherited his father's position as Tusi of the Lemo tribe according to hereditary tradition, and had been hiding from the outside world since he was a young man due to the prevalence of tribal vendettas among the Shan states. During this time, he participated in the "** Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" founded by Li Mi and received basic military training.
In 1949, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party ended, and the remnants of the 8th and 26th armies of the Kuomintang army, which were defeated by the PLA, fled to Myanmar and entered the Golden Triangle region. These routs live on opium**. Khun Sa returned to the Golden Triangle from Thailand, married the daughter of a chief, and soon became his father-in-law's right-hand man. In 1961, the remnants of the Kuomintang retreated, and Kun Sha began to gather his own troops, returned to his hometown to inherit the position of Tusi, and began to build a large army. In 1962, when the political situation in Burma changed, General Ne Win came to power through a coup d'état, and decided to recruit armed forces in various places. Khun Sha was appointed as the head of the "Rangliang Regional People's Self-Defense Force", providing him with a legal identity for the armed forces. He also continued to take in the stragglers of the defeated army. In 1967, Khun Sha's drug gangs fought a fierce battle with Luo Xinghan, and after winning, they controlled 70 percent of drug production and most of the trafficking business in the "Golden Triangle", so he called himself the "Opium King".
In 1969, Myanmar** notified Khun Shah to go to the military district headquarters for a meeting, but he was suddenly arrested and sentenced to death. But ** was afraid of the riots of Kunsha's army and did not dare to carry out the execution. At the same time, the Burmese army carried out a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the forces in Khun Sa. In 1971, the old army of Khun Sa responded to his call and reorganized the army into the "Shan State United Army", which quickly rose to become a powerful force in the armed forces of Myanmar. In the mouth of the local Han Chinese, Shan State became an independent kingdom led by Zhang Qifu and Zhang Suquan, and "Zhangjiajun" became the synonym for their army. The headquarters is located in He Meng. On April 16, 1973, Burma** released Khun Sa, who had been under house arrest, and the headquarters of the Northern Burma Military Region became his new territory.
After Khun Sa established a base on the Thai-Burmese border and reached an agreement with Thailand to prevent communism, his stationing gained a certain "legitimacy". In 1982, the drug force of Khun Sa was too large and was suppressed by Thailand, and the main force of the Khun Sa army re-entered Myanmar and established a new base. In 1989, the Golden Triangle reached its peak of narcotics**, and Kun Sha controlled 80% of the entire Golden Triangle region**. In March 1985, Khun Sa joined forces with another *** armed group to form the "Shan State Army" and established the "Shan State Revolution**" in Hemeng Village, near Taunggyi in Shan State, Khun Sa was appointed as the "Commander-in-Chief of the Chan State Army" and firmly controlled the army. In December 1993, Khun Sa publicly announced the establishment of the "Shan State Republic", appointed himself **, and set up his base camp in Manxingdi in northern Thailand. But there was an internal appearance**, and nearly 6,000 Shan State Army soldiers left Khun Sa, and the prime minister also left. The Wa coalition army gathered more than 10,000 people, and the ** army was also ready to attack. In 1996, the armed forces led by Kun Sha surrendered to **, and nearly 10,000 people surrendered**, including surface-to-air missiles. Kunsha attended the surrender ceremony and became a member of the **.
Subsequently, Khun Sa lived in Yangon and became a member of the ** and contributed to the pacification of the northern ***. On October 26, 2007, Khun Sa died in Yangon, the exact cause of death is unknown. It was revealed that Khun Sa died on October 28, 2007 and was cremated after his death.