Thaungdut

Thaungdut lies beside the Chindwin in the northern Kabaw country. It gave its Burmese name to Hsawnghsup, a Shan principality on the western frontier of upper Burma. Its hereditary ruler bore the title of sawbwa, and the river linked the principality to other settlements along the Chindwin. The neighbouring Kabaw Valley provided a passage toward Manipur, beyond the mountains to the west.