Sakoi

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sakoi

(Burmese, Sagwe) A small State in the central division of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying astride of the Pilu liver, between 19 52' and 20 o' N. and 96 55' and 97 13' E., with an area of 103 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Samka and Namtokj on the east by Hsahtung and Karenni; and on the south and west by Mongpai and Loilong. The population in 1901 was 1,387, inhabiting 27 villages, of whom three-fourths were Shans and the rest Karens and Taungthus, who are mainly occupied in rice culti- vation. Sakoi, the head-quarters of the Myoza, has only 35 houses and 157 inhabitants ; and there are no villages of any size in the State. The revenue in 1903-4 was only Rs. 1,600, The tribute payable to the British Government is Rs, 500.