Tada-u

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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.

Tada-u

South-eastern township of Sagaing District, Upper Burma, stretching southwards from the Irrawaddy, between 21° 29' and 21° 55' N. and 95° 44' and 96° 2' E., with an area of 310 square miles. The population was 39,477 in 1891, and 46,661 in 1901, distributed in 157 villages, the head-quarters being at Tada-u (population, 1,327), a thriving village, a mile or so due south of the remains of the ancient city of Ava. Pinya, a village south of Tada-u, is the site of an old capital of the Shan dynasty. South again of Pinya is a village called Myin- zaing, another old Shan capital. A fair quantity of wheat is produced in the township, portions of which, however, are very dry and sterile. There are a few barren hills and ridges, but the country is generally level. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 117 square miles, and the land revenue and thathaineda amounted to Rs. 1,15,400.