Dr Hamilton’s Account of a Map of Koshanpri. 247 
ously given some account (Phil. Journ. voL iv. p. 266. v. 2B.) ; 
and I may here remark, that the compiler excludes all the towns 
on the Era wadi from the territory of the Shan was; nor does he 
include, in this map at least, the territory of Junzalsen mention- 
ed by the native of Taunu (Phil. Journ. vol. v. p. 23.), although 
that town is certainly much nearer Kiainghan and Mobiaeh or 
Mobrffih, than is represented in the map by the native of Taunu, 
who introduces an immense empty space between these Shan 
towns and his native country, in order probably to leave room 
for its territory being considered more ample. 
The territory of the Shan was, if we include Junzalsen, but 
exclude the towns on the Era wadi, extending probably from 
about Lat. 17° N. to where the Mringngseh leaves China, north 
from Tunbain, in about Lat. 24* 40' N, will be 460 geographi- 
cal miles (60 to the degree) in length. Its breadth is in no pro- 
portion, as the Salusen cannot be more than between 80 and 90 
geographical miles east from Ava, and the mountains of the 
Shanwas appeared to be about 30 miles from that city, leaving 
only from 50 to 60 geographical miles for the width of this ter- 
ritory. This breadth continues from about the latitude of Ava 
to that of Taunu, a distance of about 186 miles, and gives a 
square area of about 10,000 square geographical miles. As 
from these two latitudes, tov/ards each extremity, the territory 
narrows very much, the 274 remaining miles of length cannot 
be estimated at giving more than 7000 square miles, especially 
as the northern extremity around Boduoen, being a territory al- 
ternately occupied by China, Ava, and Laos, can scarcely be 
included in either. Farther, of these 7000 miles, a very large 
proportion seems to be occupied by forests ; and it is chiefly in 
the 10,000 square miles between the latitudes of Ava and Taunu, 
adding perhaps 2000 square miles on the Mringngaeh north from 
Ava, that we are to look for the cultivated territory of the nine 
cities of the Mrelap-shan or Shanwas, who are the great Siam- 
nese (Tay Yay) of Loubere, and probably the Kalminham of 
Mendez Pinto, as I have already mentioned (Phil. Journ. v. ii. 
p. 267.), although they call themselves simply Tay, as if they 
were the only people entitled to this name. 
The Shan cities on the Erawadi, which the slave, in compil- 
ing the general map, published in the second volume of this 
