 Newly settled dry zone "taik" (, ) areas on the west bank of the Irrawaddy were entrusted to the men of lesser rank, as well as those from powerful local families known as "taik" leaders ("taik-thugyis", , ).The governors and taik-leaders lived off apanage grants and local taxes.But unlike their frontier counterparts, the core zone governors did not have much autonomy because of the close proximity to the capital.