en ni ▁( ▁Kay ah ▁) ▁State . ▁Bal u ▁Cha ung , ▁flows ▁from ▁In le ▁Lake ▁flow ▁to ▁Th an ▁L win ▁River ▁and ▁conver ge ▁with ▁the ▁Sal ween ▁in ▁southern ▁Kar en ni ▁( K ay ah ) ▁State . ▁ ▁Law p ita ▁Dam , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁bil ater al ▁re par ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁Japan , ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁hydro elect ric ▁production ▁dam ▁which ▁produces ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁generation ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁British ▁rule ▁ ▁Kar en ni ▁States ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁formerly ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁states ▁that ▁included ▁Kant ar aw adi , ▁Ky eb ogy i ▁and ▁B aw la ke . ▁These ▁states ▁were ▁located ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁Sh an ▁States ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁British ▁Bur ma . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁states ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 8 , 7 6 1 ▁with ▁Kant ar aw adi ▁( ), ▁ 3 0 , 6 7 7 , ▁Ky eb ogy i ▁( ), ▁ 1 4 , 2 8 2 ▁and ▁B aw la ke ▁( ), ▁ 1 3 , 8 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁recognized ▁and ▁guaranteed ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁States ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁treat y ▁with ▁Bur m ese ▁King ▁Mind on