Myadaung (; ) is a village in Htigyaing Township,

Katha District Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar.

Sagaing Region Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...

. Myadaung was a historical town and district during the Konbaung era with a significant number of historical interests. Located on the east side of the

Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy River (, , Ayeyarwady) is the principal river of Myanmar, running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long. Originating from the confluence of the ...

, there are more than a thousand houses.

History

The town was originally called Myasin-taung (lit. 'emerald elephant hill') after an elephant which frequented a hill in the neighbourhood. Myadaung was the

fief A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal alle ...

of Queen

Supayalat Supayalat (, ; 13 December 1859 – 24 November 1925), also spelt Suphayalat, was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (; also known as Hsinbyumashin or Lady of the White Elep ...

, the last queen of Burma, during her youth. It existed as a town during the monarchy days, but during the

British rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ...

, it was incorporated as a village into the Htigyaing Township. Myadaing was one of the 43 patrol towns that were established near the Irrawaddy River during the reign of King

Anawrahta Anawrahta Minsaw (, ; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that ...

Pagan Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the ...

. The Htigyaing township in Konbaung period was in the jurisdiction of the Myadaung ''wun'' (minister of Myadaung), and was called the Myadaung township. It formed until 1802 a part of the Myadaung subdivision, which was then in Katha district, but since that year Myadaung has been made over to Ruby Mines district and Htigyaing joined to the Katha subdivision. During the reign of King Mindon, the ''

myoza ''Myoza'' or ''Myosa'' () is a high-ranking royal title and position for Burmese royalty and nobility. Various types of ''myoza'' existed depending on the dynastic period. Some ''myozas'' possessed broad administrative powers, while others only wor ...

'' (count) of Myadaung was Mingyi Maha Nawyata, who against the rebellion of the Sawbwa of

Momeik Momeik (), also known as Möng Mit (), is a town situated on the Shweli River in northern Shan State. It is the capital of Mongmit District and the principal town of Mongmit Township, Myanmar. Transport It is connected by road to Mogok and its r ...

. During the

Myanmar civil war Myanmar has been embroiled in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organisations fighting Myanmar's arm ...

, the

Kachin Independence Army The Kachin Independence Army (KIA; Kachin: ''Wunpawng Mungdan Shanglawt Hpyen Dap''; ) is a non-state armed group and the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), a political group of ethnic Kachins in Northern Myanmar ...

attacked and captured the village in August 2024.

References

Populated places in Katha District {{Sagaing-geo-stub