Hsamonghkam
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.
Hsamonghkam
(Burmese, Thamakan or niainaingkati). — One of the largest States in the Myelat division of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying between 20° 26' and 20° 50' N. and 96° 27' and 96° 47' E., with an area of 297 .square miles. It is bounded on the north by Kyong and Poila ; on the east by Mawnang and a circle of Yawnghwe ; on the south by part of Yawnghwe and by Loimaw and Loi-ai; and on the west by the Yamethin and Meiktila Districts of Upper Burma. About 7,500 acres are under cultivation. Rice is the chief cro^), grown mainly in taungyas ; thanatpet is an important product, and the cultivation and export of potatoes is on the increase.
The population of the State in 1901 was 12,561, distributed in 196 villages. About 6,000 of the total were Danus (of mixed Burmese and Shan origin), 4,500 Taungthus, and the remainder Shans and members of other hill tribes. The residence of the Myoza is at Hsamonghkam (population, 531), in the centre of the State, near the main road from Thazi to Taunggyi. It is the head-quarters of the Assistant Superintendent in charge of the Myelat division. The revenue in 1904-5 was Rs. 16,000 (mainly from thathameda, but also including land revenue). The tribute to the British Government is Rs. 8,300.
