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''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. ''

=Taungthus=

==Hill people==

A tribe of Karen origin, inhabiting
the eastern border of Burma and the western border and centre of
the Southern Shan States. In 1901 the Taungthus numbered 168,301.
They are a widely scattered people, being found all along the eastern
highlands between 16° and 22° N. latitude ; but their two main centres
are in the country round about the lower reaches of the Salween, and
in the neighbourhood of the Southern Shan State of Hsahtung, the
Myoza or administrator of which is a Taungthu. Amherst and Thaton
are the two Lower Burma Districts which contain most Taungthus.
The latter District is said to have been their original home ; and one
of their legends has it that when in the eleventh century the king of
Thaton was carried away captive to Upper Burma and his kingdom was
broken up, a number of Taungthus went north and founded a new
Thaton (Hsahtung) in the Shan States. The Taungthus speak a
language which is closely allied to Karen. Their name for themselves
is Pa-o. They are a sturdy, thickset race, swarthier in the south
than their neighbours. The men dress like Shans, in the ordinary
jacket and loose trousers. The women have, as is the general rule
among the eastern hill tribes, a costume of their own. The upper
garment resembles the Karen thindaifig or sleeveless smock, and in
Thaton is of dark blue cloth trimmed with red ; under this are worn
a skirt reaching to the knee, and usually leggings of cloth, though these
are dispensed with in the south. The head-dress consists of a turban
of tasselled cloth, which is held in position with hairpins and silver
bands. The Taungthus are nominally Buddhists and have monasteries ;
but spirit-worship is very rife among them, and village and house nais
are regularly propitiated. They have a written character, differing
in this respect from all the eastern highlanders, with the single excep-
tion, perhaps, of the Lolos.

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Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"| This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."

Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"|
This article has been extracted from
THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."