The Chins (who call themselves Zho, Shu, or Lai) show the most clearly marked footprints of the immigrant Burmese. Probably they may be taken to be a presentment of the pagan Burman before he acquired Buddhism. There are strong resemblances in their manners and customs, which are most clearly seen in Customary Law of the Chins, translated by Maung Tet Pyo, a magistrate in the Thayetmyo district. It is also undisputed that the Thet, or Sak, of Thare Kettara, who moved from there to found Pagan and start the Burmese race as we know it, were a Chin clan.

Sir J. G. Scott, K.C.I.E., Burma, p.20