Bawdwin is a village in northeast Myanmar (formerly Burma).[1]
Bawdwin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bawdwin Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 23°7′N 97°18′E / 23.117°N 97.300°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| District | Kyaukme District |
| Township | Namtu Township |
| Village | Bawdwin |
| Elevation | 3,200 ft (1,000 m) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Shan Chinese Burmese |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Geography
editBawdwin is situated in the northern Shan State's Namtu Township, Kyaukme District in Myanmar (formerly Upper Burma). It is located 150km from the Chinese border.[2]
Early history
editSince the 15th century, the Bawdwin village has been a hub for mining operations and was controlled for centuries by China before British colonists arrived.[3] Records and the remnants of temples, mosques, theaters, and other public structures and bridges indicate that Bawdwin was once a thriving Chinese colony. Discoveries of manacled skeletons and inscriptions in the neighborhood indicate that the region and its mine served as one of the Chinese government's prison settlements.[4] The Ming dynasty used ancient Chinese laborers to mine silver at Bawdwin Mine as early as 1412 A.D. Up to 20,000 laborers were reportedly working at Bawdwin by the eighteenth century.[5] In 1868, the area was abandoned amid the Panthay Rebellion.[6]
Mining interests would resurface under British rule, reestablishing Bawdwin into a mining community from 1903 to the 1920s. The Bawdwin Mine's surroundings were developed. The area included its own railway, civil police force, local court, post offices, residential quarters, schools, and one of Upper Burma's (now Myanmar) largest hospitals.[7]
Landmarks
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "682 people over 18 years old receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccines in Namtu Township". mdn.gov.mm. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Myanmar Metals is keenly focused on CSR as production relaunches on Bawdwin mine". miningdigital.com. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "ASX miner repatriates $17m from Myanmar after ANZ refused transfer". afr.com. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Chinese Mine Still Worked; 1922. The Salt Lake Tribune. (July 14, 1922) - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ ""Imperium in Imperio": The Corporation, Mining, and Governance in British Southeast Asia, 1900–1930, David Baillargeon". cambridge.org. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Increased Lead Imports Seen; 1942. Miami News-Record. (March 29, 1942) - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "A Burmese Wonderland: British World Mining and the Making of Colonial Burma. UC Santa Barbara. | Baillargeon, D. (2018)". escholarship.org. Retrieved 2024-06-09.