Namshan (Om-yar in Palaung), also spelt Namhsan, is the capital of Tawngpeng, a Palaung substate in northern Shan State of Burma. The only Palaung kingdom in the Shan States, the people of the town are predominantly of the Ka-tur (Samlong) tribe. The people of the tribe are often referred to as the Golden Palaung (Shwe Palaung) because of the color of the belts that they wear, and thus their language is called Shwe