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The history of Mandalay Region is the same as that of much of Upper Myanmar except that for much of Burmese history, the political power emanated out of royal capitals located in Mandalay Region. The country's present capital, Naypyidaw , and most former royal capitals of the Burmese nation— Bagan , Ava , Amarapura , Mandalay —are all ...
Map of Mandalay and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1971) Mandalay is located in the central Dry Zone of Burma by the Irrawaddy river at 21.98° North, 96.08° East, 80 meters (260 feet) above sea level. Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT +6:30 hours and is 626 km from Yangon.
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. [1] From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar.
Talok (Burmese: တလုပ်) is a group of four villages in Myingyan Township of Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It is located east of the Irrawaddy river. There are several historical sites at Talok, including a couple of temple ruins dating back to the Bagan period (11th-13th centuries). The Thonpanhla pagoda, which is a prominent pilgrimage ...
The moat seen from the East Gate Bridge with the Mandalay Hill in the background King Thibaw's royal barge on the Mandalay Palace moat in 1885. Surrounding the walls, at a distance of about 18 m (60 ft) from them, is a moat 64 m (210 ft) wide, and of an average depth of 4.5 m (15 ft).
Myinsaing (Burmese: မြင်စိုင်း, pronounced [mjɪ̀ɰ̃ záɪɰ̃]; also transliterated as Myinzaing) is a historical site, located in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was one of the three de facto capitals of Myanmar from 1297 to 1310 during the Myinsaing period. In the present day, the historical capital area ...
Inwa (Burmese: အင်းဝမြို့; MLCTS: ang:wa.mrui., IPA: [ʔɪ́ɰ̃wa̰ mjo̰] or [ʔəwa̰ mjo̰]; also spelled Innwa; formerly known as Ava), located in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt ...
Myadaung Monastery was located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Mandalay Palace, and was profusely carved and gilded in gold. [2] As a fine specimen of Burmese architecture, its conservation was ordered by Lord Curzon in December 1901.