What is "loi-ai"

Loi-ai (also known as Lwe-e) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma. It was one of the westernmost Shan states, bordering with Yamethin district of Upper Burma. The capital was Lonpo ( Aungpan) and the population was mostly Pa-O, but there were also Danu, Shan and Karen people in the area.