Mekkhaya (; also spelled Mekkara) is a small town just south of

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. It was a co-capital of the Myinsaing Regency from 1297 to 1313.

Notable people

Yazathingyan Yazathingyan (, ; 1263 – 1312/13) was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom in present-day Central Burma (Myanmar).Coedès 1968: 209 As a senior commander in the Royal Army of the Pagan Empire, he, along with his two brothers Athinkhaya and T ...

: one of the cofounders of Myinsaing Regency * Prince of Mekkhaya: 19th-century prince who tried to educational and administrative reforms during the reign of King Mindon

References

Populated places in Mandalay Region {{Myanmar-geo-stub