Tabayin

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Tabayin

South-western township of Shwebo District, Upper Burma, extending from the Mu river to the Upper Chindwin Dis- trict, between 22° 24' and 22° 49' N. and 94° 50' and 95° 34' E., with an area of 615 square miles. The township is flat in the east, but broken up by low hills in the west. The population was 32,908 in 1891, and 39,340 in 1901, distributed in 221 villages. The head- quarters are at Tabayin (population, 380), about 7 miles west of the Mu, and nearly 25 miles from Shwebo town. The area under cul- tivation in 1903-4 was 57 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 75,700.