Thaungdut

Thaungdut သောင်သွတ်ရွာ Thaung Thut
Village
Thaungdut Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°26′N94°42′E / 24.433°N 94.700°E / 24.433; 94.700
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Homalin District
Township	Homalin Township
Population  (2014) [1]
• Total	2,241
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Thaungdut or Thaung Thut is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin District in northern Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located next to Chaunggan. ^{[2] [3]}

Originally, "Thaung Thut" was the Burmese name for Hsawnghsup, ^[a] a Shan state in the northern Kabaw Valley. ^[4] Its headquarters was moved to the present village of Thaungdut on the bank of the Chindwin River sometime during the rule of Ava (most likely during the Konbaung period). The name Thaungdut is now applied to only the village.

History

Main article: Hsawnghsup State

Originally, Thaungdut (Hsawnghsup) was one of the Shan States ruled by Shan saophas. ^[5]

Demographics

Thaungdut has a population of 2,241 people (1,043 males and 1,198 females) living in 441 households. ^[1]

Notes

1. Alternative spellings: "Somsok" in Manipur Chronicles and "Samjok" in British transliteration.

References

1. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census – Homalin Township Report, Department of Population, October 2017, page 9.
2. "Thaungdut" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. Microsoft; Nokia. "Thaungdut" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
4. Sorokhaibam, Manglemjao S. (10 July 2021). "Garibaniwaz (Pamheiba): The Master of Manipur and Upper Burma (West of Irrawaddy) (1709–1748)". Imphal Review of Arts and Politics.
5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Shan States"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 802–803.

External links

• Maplandia World Gazetteer