The forested Hukawng valley, the Putao plain and the ranges north to the Hkakabo Razi, in the far north of Burma.
Kachin historians say the Jingpo came from the northern Tibetan plateau and settled the Putao plains, though the page notes 'no concrete evidence' and that they could not move south of the 28th parallel until a few centuries ago; the Hukawng story of the chief Laisai Nawng Gumkhawng and the Naga groups there is undated (English Wikipedia, Kachin people and Naga people). Nobody reaches this country from Burma or Assam. The Hkakabo Razi edge north of 27.2 N is the Tibet map's ground on the assignment; this record stays on the Burmese side.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village headmen and clan elders; no ruler or chief is named in any source we read
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names a holder.
How things stand that morning
Forest and hill peoples; nobody governs.
Places of note
- Putao: Northern plain.
- Tanai: Town of the Hukawng valley (gazetteer township centre).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Modern pages with undated traditions.
On the map: A block drawn to the Burmese border; the Hkakabo Razi border zone is a guess. The polygon is widened east to the Chinese border at Khaunglanhpu. Burma's whole north-east salient is msa's ground; the Zayul side across the border is the Tibet map's.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.