In 1927, British Empire colonials held a manau in Myitkyina to announce slave release in the Triangle region.

Following independence, the Burmese government helped provide finances for the Myitkyina Manau annually on Kachin State Day up until 1958.

[1] From 26 December 2001 to 2 January 2002, there was the inauguration of Manau Ground in Shatapru, in which 300,000 people participated, including representatives from State Peace and Development Council, Tatmadaw, Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), Kachin Culture and Literary committees and the Manau organizing committee.

[1] In 2010, ahead of the 2011 festival, the Burmese military government took control of the Manau organising committee[2] and under their management, KIO representatives were banned from attending.

In August 2014, the Kachin State Government announced plans to bring back the Manau festival to Myitkyina.