Htigyaing, also spelt Tigyaing, is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in eastern Sagaing Division

Sagaing Division

Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Burma , located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east...

, in northern Burma (Myanmar). It is a port on the Irrawaddy River and the administrative seat of Tigyaing Township

Tigyaing Township

Htigyaing Township or Tigyaing Township is a township of Katha District in eastern Sagaing Division, in northern Burma . It lies on the border with the Shan State of Burma. The administrative seat is at Htigyaing....

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History

When the Mongols

Mongols

Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...

 first invaded Burma in 1277, the excessive heat forced them to turn back at Htigyaing which was later taken along with Tagaung in 1283 eventually leading to the fall of the kingdom of Bagan. The Saopha

Saopha

Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar . The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages...

 of Wuntho

Wuntho

Wuntho was a native state of Upper Burma when Burma, was under British control. After the British annexed Upper Burma in 1885, Wuntho became a refuge for rebels and Dacoit leaders until in 1891, when a force of 1,800 British soldiers under General Sir George Wolseley occupied the town of Wuntho...

 rose up in rebellion in 1891 and attacked Kawlin

Kawlin

-See also:*Sagaing Region...

 forcing the British

Great Britain

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 to fall back on Htigyaing.

Transport and economy

Katha

Katha

Katha may refer to:* The Sanskrit for "speech, narration, story, fable", see Katha * The Kaṭha or Caraka-Katha school of the Black Yajurveda** Katha Upanishad, a Hindu text associated with the Katha school...

 - Htigyaing section of the Shwebo

Shwebo

Shwebo is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 113 km northwest of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city, also called Ratanasingha , was the capital of Myanmar from 1752 to 1760 during the Konbaung period....

 - Myitkyina

Myitkyina

Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...

 road has been shortened in recent years from 58 miles to just over 26 miles by Mezar Bridge linking Htigyaing with Indaw

Indaw

Indaw is a town in northern Burma, in Sagaing Division, Katha District, Indaw Township. It is located about 2 km southeast of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 6 km to the northeast of the town.-History:...

. Rice paddies, rubber and teak plantations constitute the main agricultural activities in the area.

External links

• Satellite map: Tigyaing GeoNames
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• "Tigyaing, Burma" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
• "Tigyaing Map — Satellite Images of Tigyaing" Maplandia.com