Thayetchaung

Thayetchaung lies south of Tavoy in the coastal country of Tenasserim. Rivers descend from wooded hills towards the Andaman Sea, crossing narrow lowlands between the mountains and the shore. The wider Tavoy region was contested by Burmese, Mon and Siamese rulers, and its settlements reflect their overlapping traditions. In 1826 the Treaty of Yandabo placed the Tenasserim coast under British rule after the First Anglo-Burmese War, changing the political order of this long-disputed shore.