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Dabayin
Depeyin ( my, ဒီပဲယင်း; also spelled Dabayin, Debayin, Depayin, or Tabayin) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. Etymology The town's classical name is (), which means 'continental theatre' or 'dyed field' in Pali. According to the founding myth of Tabayin, when King Sithu I toured the land, the gods assumed the forms of goats and bleated as if they were thirsty. The king saw the signal of the deities and established a settlement on the spot thereafter. The settlement is named Dee-pae-yin''' ( Here-bleat-those) after the bleat of the divine goats. History Depayin has been around for over 700 years and it was called Dhipaesyin''' ( ဓိပေအ်သျင် ) during the Bagan Dynasty. Located a few kilometers west of Shwebo, the birthplace of Konbaung dynasty, Tabayin was a major source of many Konbaung soldiers and officials, including the country's most famous general Maha Bandula. Having Tabayin as fief was a powerful symbol before one became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naungdawgyi
Dabayin Min ( my, ဒီပဲယင်းမင်း), commonly known as Naungdawgyi ( my, နောင်တော်ကြီး ; 10 August 1734 – 28 November 1763) was the second king of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), from 1760 to 1763. He was a top military commander in his father Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns of the country. As king, he spent much of his short reign suppressing multiple rebellions across the newly founded kingdom from Ava (Inwa) and Toungoo (Taungoo) to Martaban (Mottama) and Chiang Mai. The king suddenly died less than a year after he had successfully suppressed the rebellions. He was succeeded by his younger brother Hsinbyushin. Early life Naungdawgyi was born Maung Lauk () to Yun San and Aung Zeya (later King Alaungpaya) on 10 August 1736 (Tuesday, 11th waxing of Wagaung 1096 ME) in a small village of Moksobo, about 60 miles northwest of Ava (Inwa).Maung Maung Tin Vol. 1 1905: 263 He was the eldest child of the couple's nine children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Bandula
General Maha Bandula ( my, မဟာဗန္ဓုလ ; 6 November 1782 – 1 April 1825) was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War. Bandula was a key figure in the Konbaung dynasty's policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately resulted in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty. Nonetheless, the general, who died in action, is celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his resistance to the British. Today, some of the most prominent places in the country are named after him. Early life Maha Bandula was born Maung Yit ( ) on 6 November 1782 (Wednesday, 2nd waxing of Tazaungmon 1144 ME) in Dabayin, the firstborn son of a minor gentry family of Pauk Taw () and his wife, Nyein (, as in "calm"; not the more common as in "finality/completed").Myint-U 2006: 112 He had three siblings: brother Aye (), sister Dok (), and brother Myat Ne (). As customar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budalin
Budalin is a town in Budalin Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division in Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Budalin Township. The town is connected by road and rail to Monywa, Dabayin, Kin-U and Ye-U Ye-U is a town in the Shwebo District of the Sagaing Division in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British ..., with a bridge over the Mu River. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Sagaing Region {{Monywa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monywa
Monywa (; ) is the largest city in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, located north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin. Monywa is one of the largest economic cities in Myanmar. It is also known as Neem city because many of the city's streets are lined with Neem trees. Climate Monywa and neighbouring parts of the “Dry Valley” are the only places in South East Asia where the hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen ''BSh'') occurs. The city misses the tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw'') classification due to the very high temperatures and resultant high evaporation levels, alongside a long dry season. The semi-aridity has to do with the “Dry Valley” being located in the rain shadow of the Arakan Mountains. Temperatures are very high throughout the year, although the winter months from December to February are significantly milder at around in January. The early monsoon months from April to July are especially hot, with average high temperatures reaching i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagyidaw
Bagyidaw ( my, ဘကြီးတော်, ; also known as Sagaing Min, ; 23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846) was the seventh king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 until his abdication in 1837. Prince of Sagaing, as he was commonly known in his day, was selected as crown prince by his grandfather King Bodawpaya in 1808, and became king in 1819 after Bodawpaya's death. Bagyidaw moved the capital from Amarapura back to Ava in 1823. Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), which marked the beginning of the decline of the Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared ill-defined borders with British India. In the years leading to the war, the king had been forced to suppress British supported rebellions in his grandfather's western acquisitions ( Arakan, Manipur and Assam), but unable to stem cross border raids from British territories and protectorates.Owen 2005: 87–88 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thado Minsaw
Thado Minsaw ( my, သတိုးမင်းစော ; 15 June 1762 – 9 April 1808), also known as Shwedaung Min (), was heir-apparent of Burma from 1783 to 1808, during the reign of his father King Bodawpaya of Konbaung dynasty. As Prince of Shwedaung and Dabayin, he was entrusted by the king to manage the day-to-day affairs of the kingdom, and when necessary, to lead the Royal Army against enemies. Thado Minsaw is best known for his conquest of Arakan (now Rakhine State) in 1784–1785 and the subsequent removal of Mahamuni Buddha from Mrauk-U to Amarapura.Myint-U 2006: 109–110 He also led the successful defense of Tenasserim (Taninthayi) coast in 1792 in the war with Siam. The crown prince also led the revitalization of Burmese theater in the late 18th century by bringing a group of young artists to his court. Thado Minsaw died at age 45 in 1808, and was succeeded as crown prince by his son Prince of Sagaing (later King Bagyidaw). The rest of Konbaung kings tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saya San
Saya San also spelled Hsaya (original name Yar Kyaw, my, ဆရာစံ, ; 24 October 1876 – 28 November 1931) was a physician, former monk and the leader of the Saya San Rebellion of 1930-1932 in British Burma. The series of uprisings that have been called the Saya San Rebellion has been regarded as one of Southeast Asia's quintessential anti-colonial movements. Because of its national and historical nature, discussions about Saya San and the rebellion associated with him has persisted to this day, particularly within academic spheres. Saya San’s life Saya San was a native of Shwebo, a centre of nationalist-monarchist sentiment in north-central Burma that was the birthplace of the Konbaung (or Alaungpaya) dynasty, which controlled Myanmar from 1752 until the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1886. He was born on 24 October 1876. His original name was Yar Kyaw. His parents were U Kyaye and Daw Hpet, who lived with their five children in the rural agricultural vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagaing Region
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by India's Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh States to the north, Kachin State, Shan State, and Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south, with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of . In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population was 5,360,000. The capital city of Sagaing Region is Monywa. Capital city The Capital city of Sagaing Region is Monywa. History The Pyu were the first to in recorded history to populate the area of Sagaing Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Light Of Myanmar
''The New Light of Myanmar'' (, ; formerly ''The New Light of Burma'') is a government-owned newspaper published by the Ministry of Information and based in Yangon, Myanmar. ''The New Light of Myanmar'' is often viewed as propaganda on part of the Tatmadaw and the government, and features many articles about military officials. The majority of domestic news articles comes from the state-run Myanmar News Agency (MNA), whilst most international articles come from news services, particularly Reuters, which are published after censorship by the MNA. History The counterpart of the Myanmar-language '' Myanmar Alin'' ( my, မြန်မာ့အလင်), the ''New Light of Myanmar'' is claimed by its editors to be the oldest English-language daily, first published on 12 January 1964 as ''The Working People’s Daily''. The newspaper took on its current name on 17 April 1993. According to Bertil Lintner of ''The Irrawaddy'', another ''New Light of Myanmar'' had been founded in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin-U .
Kin-U is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Khin-U Township Khin-U Township is a township in Shwebo District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. External links "Kin-u Map — Satellite Images of Kin-u" Maplandia Populated places in Sagaing Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Shwebo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye-U
Ye-U is a town in the Shwebo District of the Sagaing Division in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...."Sagaing Region District Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) References Populated places in Sagaing Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Sagaing- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mandala
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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