The plateau edge above the Sittaung corridor, with the Bawzaing brine wells boiled down for the Shan country's supply (board) and the Pa-O (Taungthu) hills and the Inle lake basin.
English Wikipedia (Pa-O people) places the Pa-O in the Thaton region around 1700 BC (uncited and doubtful) and says they were enslaved after Anawrahta beat Manuha of Thaton; its page on the Karen records the name Tonsu (Pa-O) in Burmese inscriptions of 1165 to 1167 and Pa-O listed among Pagan's slaves, so the Pa-O are partly bonded people on the temple rolls and partly hill villagers. Pagan's reach on this edge is thin.
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
Hill villages; some of their people are on Pagan's temple rolls.
Places of note
- Bawzaing: Salt wells.
- Taunggyi: Modern centre.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry bawzaing-salt: salt wells on the southern plateau, 'likely'; no dated working found.
Evidence: Two modern pages citing Luce and a news article.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: A block over the Pa-O hills and the Inle basin; the salt wells at its western edge. The north end is drawn up to Lawksawk.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.