JOURNAL 



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THE ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



No. 58.— October, 1836. 



I. — An account of some of the Petty States lying north of the Tenas- 



serim 1 Provinces ; drawn up from the Journals and Reports of D. 



Richardson, Esq., Surgeon to the Commissioner of the Tenasserim 



Provinces. By E. A. Blundell, Esq. Commissioner. 



[The small figures refer to the accompanying Plate, where the native words are cor- 

 rectly written in the Burman character.] 



Of the numerous petty states north of the Tenasserim provinces, 

 those only of Zimmay 3 , Labong 3 and Lagon 4 , on the east bank of 

 the Salween and the slip of country on the west bank inhabited by 

 a wild, barbarous, but independent tribe of mountaineers called Red 

 Kayens 5 , have hitherto been visited by Europeans. Of the vast extent 

 of country between the Salween 6 and Cambodia rivers, we know little 

 or nothing, though it is hoped the expected opening of an overland 

 trade between the frontiers of China and the Tenasserim provinces will 

 extend our knowledge of the intermediate country. 



The town of Zimmay (or Changmai) is situated in Lat. 20 N. 

 and Long, about 99 E. That of Labong is distant from Zimmay 

 only 10 miles S. E. ; Lagon about 50 S. E. from the same. The 

 several states are named after these towns, but their respective 

 boundaries are not well defined, and, together with those of Moung- 

 pay 1 and Moung-nam, appear to be the patrimony of one family. About 

 fifty years ago, when the whole of this country was under the dominion 

 of AvaP, seven brothers succeeded, with the assistance of Siam 10 , in 

 throwing off the Burmese yoke, ejected them from the above named 

 towns, and having been confirmed in the government of them by 

 Siam, have continued tributary to that kingdom, and successfully 

 resisted all the attempts of Ava to regain possession. The elder 

 brother was invested with the title of Chow-tchee-Weet, or " Lord 

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