Burma . rogative. Dependent on the chiefs are thenobles {amdi), the hereditary governors of variousdegrees, myoza, tliaviddi, hein, and village headmen{puke). The common people are bound to the soil ina kind of serfdom, until they can buy themselves costs seventy-five rupees ; then the man is exemptfrom taxation and corvee. A mans labour belongs toanyone who will keep him and pay the above sum onhis behalf; the servitude which this involves is generallyof a mild description. The character developed undersuch conditions contrasts unfavourably with that which legs, and have more seni o
Burma . rogative. Dependent on the chiefs are thenobles {amdi), the hereditary governors of variousdegrees, myoza, tliaviddi, hein, and village headmen{puke). The common people are bound to the soil ina kind of serfdom, until they can buy themselves costs seventy-five rupees ; then the man is exemptfrom taxation and corvee. A mans labour belongs toanyone who will keep him and pay the above sum onhis behalf; the servitude which this involves is generallyof a mild description. The character developed undersuch conditions contrasts unfavourably with that which legs, and have more seni on therest of the surface. Ddbyi andtlienabbyi are universal. Bothsexes chew betel Shan men are recognised bytheir Chinese pantaloons. Theseare very wide, and are hitchedabout the waist in the same wayas a loincloth, without the helpof a belt ; they can be worn longor short, and tucked up as closeas kaddung-chaik. Both menand women wear a huge hat ofsoft straw plait {kamduk) with anbamboo. SHAN IMAGEBUDDHA.
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